Review
" One more vindication for those of us who have long known we' ve been riding with a master of the craft. John Harvey is lights out one of the best"
-- Michael Connelly
Book Description
'One of the best crime books you're likely to read this year'
The Times
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch will never see thirty again. Nor forty. A lifetime on the force and all she has to show for it is a couple of hundred pounds in the bank and a mortgaged flat in Highgate Borders. When the take down of a violent criminal goes badly wrong leaving both the target and a young constable dead, something doesn't feel right to Maddy. And her uneasiness is only compounded when she starts to believe someone is following her home. In Cornwall retired Detective Inspector Elder's solitary life is disturbed by a phone call from his estranged wife Joanne. Seventeen-year-old Katherine is running wild. Elder's fears for his daughter are underscored by remorse and guilt for it was his involvement that led directly to the abduction and rape that has so unbalanced Katherine's life. Maddy and Elder have a connection. A brief, clumsy encounter sixteen years earlier. Just a quick grope and a cuddle, leading to nothing, but leaving a trace of lingering regret. In Ash & Bone the unsettled, unhappy Elder is once again persuaded out of retirement. A cold, cold case has a devastating present day impact with sinister implications for the crime squad itself. Elder's investigation takes place against the backdrop of his increasing concern for his daughter and he must battle his own demons before he can uncover the truth.
From the Publisher
'One of the best crime books you're likely to read this year' The Times
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
From the Back Cover
When the take-down of a violent criminal goes badly wrong, something doesn't feel right to Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch. And her uneasiness is compounded by her belief that someone is following her home...
Retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder's daughter, Katherine, is running wild. Elder's fears for his daughter is underscored by his guilt - it was his involvment in a case that led directly to the abduction and rape which has so unbalanced Katherine's life.
Persuaded out of retirement, Elder reopens a cold case which could have devastating repercussions for the crime squad itself. Elder's investigations take place against the backdrop of his increasing concern for his daughter. He must battle his own demons before he can uncover the truth.
'Harvey once again gets everything right, jangling the nerves and plucking the heart-strings...another marvellous read' Reginald Hill
'Immaculately engineered thriller...Harvey's book is fast, fluent and exciting, with a pace and assurance that never lets up' Literary Review
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About the Author
John Harvey is the author of the richly praised Charlie Resnick novels, a poet, dramatist and broadcaster. His most recent novel Flesh & Blood is an Arrow Lead in February 2005. For more about the author visit www mellotone.co.uk.
