The body is discovered in a disused burial ground. A young woman, ritualistically mutilated, her eyes and mouth crudely sewn shut. Her boyfriend is arrested and charged with the murder. He might have a vicious temper and a history of violence towards women, but is Michael Nell really a killer? Michael's lawyer doesn't think so. She's hired Joe Donovan to prove his alibi. Donovan's investigations lead him into the murky world of people trafficking and illegal prostitution. But when the second body shows up, he realises it's not just local gangsters he's up against - but a deranged serial killer. A killer obsessed with the city's dark history. A killer who leaves clues pointing to his twisted plan. And if Donovan and his team can't decipher those messages in time, a killer who will kill again ...
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Born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Martyn Waites worked as a professional actor before becoming a writer. A former Writer in Residence at Huntercombe Young Offenders' Institution and HMP Chelmsford, he currently runs arts-based workshops for socially excluded teenagers.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bone Machine is a great read. Kept me up until four in the morning.
Intelligent and complex, not just your average serial killer thriller.
Waites writes with conviction, passion and righteous anger. And knows
how to tell a good story. I read his first Joe Donovan novel, The
Mercy Seat and loved it, but I think this is much better. He's
developing the characters in this series really well and I can't wait
for the next one. If he keeps this up it'll be one of the best crime
series currently being written in this country.
[...] The killer's motives made perfect sense and if he
want's to know why the book's called Bone Machine then just go to page
320.
Intelligent and complex, not just your average serial killer thriller.
Waites writes with conviction, passion and righteous anger. And knows
how to tell a good story. I read his first Joe Donovan novel, The
Mercy Seat and loved it, but I think this is much better. He's
developing the characters in this series really well and I can't wait
for the next one. If he keeps this up it'll be one of the best crime
series currently being written in this country.
[...] The killer's motives made perfect sense and if he
want's to know why the book's called Bone Machine then just go to page
320.
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What a great title, eh? BONE MACHINE. And the book lives up to its name: this is one hell of a ride!
What we've got here is a serial killer novel/ gangster romp. The setting is Newcastle Upon Tyne, albeit the back streets and brothels of the city. We follow Joe Donovan and his quirky crew, an investigative journalist with a zeal for uncovering the truth. He's on the case of Michael Nell, a suspected killer. But a nose for trouble draws Joe & co into all sorts of bother with the local crime boss.
Written by Martyn Waites, one half of the Tania Carver writing partnership, I knew I was in for a good time with this one. Waites' writing style here is much the same as Carver's: short sharp prose, so stripped back that it's almost indecent; gritty setting and characters, with a splash of humour just to wash it all down. It's my kind of writing. I flew threw all 481 pages within little under a week, proving this to be a page-turner, albeit a little more cluttered a read than Carver's work. There's plenty of suspense, a few twists and turns, and a splash of horror for a gorehound such as I. My only criticism is how easily Waites made it to identify the killer.
Bottom line: if you like your crime pulpy and earthy, look no further.
What we've got here is a serial killer novel/ gangster romp. The setting is Newcastle Upon Tyne, albeit the back streets and brothels of the city. We follow Joe Donovan and his quirky crew, an investigative journalist with a zeal for uncovering the truth. He's on the case of Michael Nell, a suspected killer. But a nose for trouble draws Joe & co into all sorts of bother with the local crime boss.
Written by Martyn Waites, one half of the Tania Carver writing partnership, I knew I was in for a good time with this one. Waites' writing style here is much the same as Carver's: short sharp prose, so stripped back that it's almost indecent; gritty setting and characters, with a splash of humour just to wash it all down. It's my kind of writing. I flew threw all 481 pages within little under a week, proving this to be a page-turner, albeit a little more cluttered a read than Carver's work. There's plenty of suspense, a few twists and turns, and a splash of horror for a gorehound such as I. My only criticism is how easily Waites made it to identify the killer.
Bottom line: if you like your crime pulpy and earthy, look no further.
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ordered the book for my brother when he came home he wanted a load of book so he ordered them he was pleased with it
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