First gripping mystery in the Brighton Trilogy - July 1934. A woman's torso is found in a trunk at Brighton railway station's left luggage office. Her identity is never established, her killer never caught. But someone is keeping a diary . . . July 2009. Ambitious radio journalist Kate Simpson hopes to solve the notorious Brighton Trunk Murder, and she enlists the help of ex-Chief Constable Robert Watts, whose role in the recent botched armed-police operation in Milldean, Brighton's notorious no-go area, cost him his job. But it's only a matter of time before past and present collide . . .
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"Peter Guttridge is a master of comic crime and has now proved himself equally capable on the darker side of the genre. City of Dreadful Night is gritty, compelling and meticulously researched. There are two words running through this darkly delicious piece of Brighton rock: 'must read' " --MARK BILLINGHAM
"A gripping yarn, brilliantly melding Brighton's murderous past with its murderous present. I loved it!" --PETER JAMES
"There are two words running through this darkly delicious piece of Brighton rock: 'must read'." --Mark Billingham
"A gripping yarn, brilliantly melding Brighton's murderous past with its murderous present. I loved it!" --Peter James
"Be prepared for a long night. Guttridge...combines period mystery, police procedure and noir in a fascinating tale." --Kirkus *Starred* Review
"Guttridge...pulls readers in, and many will be eager to pick up the dangling plot threads in the second book." --Publishers Weekly
"Guttridge has created a fine cast of fallible characters, and readers who can handle ambiguity--and are willing to wait for resolution...--are likely to be amply rewarded." --Booklist
"A gripping yarn, brilliantly melding Brighton's murderous past with its murderous present. I loved it!" --PETER JAMES
"There are two words running through this darkly delicious piece of Brighton rock: 'must read'." --Mark Billingham
"A gripping yarn, brilliantly melding Brighton's murderous past with its murderous present. I loved it!" --Peter James
"Be prepared for a long night. Guttridge...combines period mystery, police procedure and noir in a fascinating tale." --Kirkus *Starred* Review
"Guttridge...pulls readers in, and many will be eager to pick up the dangling plot threads in the second book." --Publishers Weekly
"Guttridge has created a fine cast of fallible characters, and readers who can handle ambiguity--and are willing to wait for resolution...--are likely to be amply rewarded." --Booklist
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The first of the Brighton trilogy. The second novel, The Last King of Brighton, will be published in February 2011 and the third, God's Lonely Man, in August 2011.
Reviews of City of Dreadful Night include the following:
Peter James: A gripping yarn, brilliantly melding Brighton's murderous past with its murderous present. I loved it!"
Mark Billingham: There are two words running through this darkly delicious piece of Brighton Rock: 'must read'."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I came to Peter Guttridge through his very, very funny Nick Madrid crime novels. But he threw in a suddenly serious chapter into Foiled Again. It worked tremendously well making the jokes either side somehow seem that much more pointed but it was also just completely engrossing. Since then I've wanted to see what he could do with a full-length, serious novel.
He hasn't ditched the jokes entirely, you suspect that wit is never far away and even the dedication is wry with a barbed undertow, but I was right to wait for it: City of Dreadful Night is absorbing, commanding, engrossing.
I'm not sure now that I realised it was the first of a trilogy. Now I've read it, that's excellent news: suddenly I'm back to waiting for the next Peter Guttridge novel.
He hasn't ditched the jokes entirely, you suspect that wit is never far away and even the dedication is wry with a barbed undertow, but I was right to wait for it: City of Dreadful Night is absorbing, commanding, engrossing.
I'm not sure now that I realised it was the first of a trilogy. Now I've read it, that's excellent news: suddenly I'm back to waiting for the next Peter Guttridge novel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first crime novel I have read written by Peter Guttridge and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book held my interest from start to finish. I look forward to reading the second part of the trilogy when it is released.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Lees
Format:Hardcover
I am not a great fan of the detective novel at all. Never really understood the appeal of Chandler, Marlowe et al but on the recommendation of a friend I reluctantly bought City of Dreadful Night. I read it in about three sittings. From page one I was completely hooked. It does help that I happen to know Brighton very well but not having that knowledge won't hinder a damn fine read. The characters are very 'real'and I was able to envisage them clearly. Its essentially two stories running in tandem which sounds complicated but is far from it. It works. Our hero cop is flawed but not in the usual reaching for the bottle of whisky cliche. I think previous reviews have articulated the plotextremely well. Therefore it is suffice for me to say I can't wait for the other two books. I can't wait for the film/television series because this would adapt so well. Now all I wonder is who would play the lead...........
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