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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'." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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.
1 of 1 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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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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