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Bone & Cane [Kindle Edition]

David Belbin
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'An incredibly tense page-turner' --Nicola Monaghan

'A gripping and grown-up page-turner. Fans will look forward to seeing the next instalment' --Tablet

'Captures the spirit of the time. Worth sticking around to see what happens next' --Guardian

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Nottingham, 1997. Sarah Bone, Labour MP, is about to face the election battle of her life. At least she's had some good publicity. On the night Sarah celebrates the overturning of Ed Clark's conviction for murdering a policeman and his wife - her personal triumph - he sexually assaults her and brags that he did kill them, and more. As the murdered policeman's sister Polly Bolton demands justice, Sarah's obsession with the case deepens. Is she responsible for a terrible injustice?

Nick Cane is fresh out of the same prison as Ed Clark, having served five years for growing wholesale amounts of cannabis in the caves beneath his old flat. A former teacher and political activist, Nick was the love of Sarah Bone's life when they met at university, but they haven't seen each other for thirteen years. Nick's only career option now is to drive a cab (illegally) for his brother's firm, where he discovers Ed Clark again, this time as a colleague, and has a love affair with Polly Bolton. Nick has a mystery of his own eating away at him: who told the police about his dope-growing operation five years ago?

The old chemistry still sparks as Nick reconnects with Sarah. Can an MP keep her relationship with an ex-con hidden from the media as together they attempt to expose Ed Clarke's guilt?

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 597 KB
  • Publisher: Tindal Street Press (3 Mar 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004OVEX9U
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #7,657 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bone and Cane, 30 April 2011
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Bone and Cane is a book that's hard to put down, seconds after wanting to turn the light out and go to sleep, I'd find myself picking it up again. I became involved with the characters because they felt totally real, they weren't the usual card board cut-outs you get in in so many popular 'entertainment' style crime books. Nick Cane is someone I feel I've known and might well have even gone out with...(!) Sarah Bone is that girl I knew from uni in Nottingham. Bone and Cane is very different to most other crime novels as the story feels gritty and realistic, totally believable. It could well have happened, there are no phony scenarios and the characters portray, good and bad, real people. As a Nottingham dweller it's great to follow the characters around familiar places in Nottingham, but even people who aren't from the East Midlands could easily identify with the novel. I'm glad it's not based in London initially, it's good to have a book set in a real place and in what feels like real time. I could see Bone and Cane being turned into a decent crime series on television...in fact I hope it is...looking forward to reading the sequel...
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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Read!, 19 Mar 2011
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Really enjoyed this well-paced novel set in Nottingham and around political events unfolding in the late nineties. A local Labour MP, Sarah Bone, is instrumental in the release of Ed Clark, a man imprisoned for a double murder. His release is received with mixed reactions and Bone finds herself struggling to sustain her political seat and deal with various, often dangerous, confrontations, on a number of fronts. Bone begins to seriously doubt Ed's innocence. On top of it all, an old flame from her past resurfaces after a long and mysterious absence.

The main characters, Sarah Bone and Nick Cane are very believable and I learned a lot about local election campaigns through the storyline without realising it until I'd finished the book - the mark of a good storyteller. Living in Nottingham myself I enjoyed the references to the city locations, it made the read very authentic. Belbin skilfully crafts the characters so they soon become well-rounded and believable and we start to care what happens to them. The tension builds throughout on several levels, culminating in a satisfying, although not altogether unexpected, ending. Would definitely read a sequel to this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, 11 Dec 2011
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This was a good fast paced read. I've passed it to my husband. I found this book very hard to put down.
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