- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (20 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006514979
- ISBN-13: 978-0006514978
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 603,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Armstrong is a wonderfully atmospheric writer who shines a light into the dark corners of the human heart.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘He not only has a whiplash style, he also has a gift for understanding character, and his dialogue rings true.’ New York Times
‘Armstrong is among the most intriguing of blockbuster writers… near to unputdownable’ GQ
‘Armstrong creates electric tension.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Armstrong has discovered a way with words that raises him above the routine level of the marketplace.’ The Times
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A mystery, thriller and portrait of a vital city – Glasgow – THE BAD FIRE is Campbell Armstrong’s finest novel since his unforgettable worldwide bestseller JIG.
Eddie Mallon has grown away from his roots, and away from the city of Glasgow. Eddie was just a child when his family fractured down the middle. He went to America with his mother; his sister Joyce stayed in Glasgow with their father, the charming, violent, mercurial Jackie Mallon.
Now Jackie has been murdered and the son he didn’t know is coming home for the funeral. Try as he might, Eddie cannot resist pushing beyond the bland front presented by the local investigators. And when he does, he finds himself spiralling into the mysteries of the past as well as the present.
The Bad Fire is the place where children are told they will go if they commit a sin. Eddie is about to find out that even after all these years, the fire never goes out.
Lyrical, elegiac, suspenseful and thrilling, THE BAD FIRE is populated by a cast of superbly drawn individuals, with the city of Glasgow a brilliantly evoked character in its own right.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There's not much wrong with this book and I eagerly await Armstrong's next one.
This is a very well-written novel with a great plot which manages to retain the reader's interest throughout. In this sense, Armstrong manages his readers very well - I knew there was something coming, but couldn't pick it. I wasn't frustrated in the interim as the pace of the book had me absorbed in all the goings-on.
Not often that I rate with 5 stars, but this book achieves it easily in my view.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gripping and authentic, The Bad Fire is basically the odyssey of one man searching a city - Glasgow - for an insight into the life and death of his estranged father. He uncovers some nasty family secrets on the way. Some lovely descriptions of Glasgow here, and some intriguing characters, and some surprises of the unpleasant variety. The book has plenty to offer any discerning reader. It's intricate, maybe too much for some readers, but well-worth the effort.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a gripping and intelligent suspense novel. Skeletons in a family closet with a corrupt system combine to give a fast and satisfying read-recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent Scottish thriller
Good suspenser set in Glasgow, and the west coast of Scotland. The gritty Glasgow really comes through in this novel. Read more
Published on 30 May 2002
Just a great novel....
If you pick this up expecting a basic cop thriller, be prepared to be disappointed. Okay, it's about crime and detection, but these are only some of the elements in this very fine... Read more
Published on 21 May 2002
Very Good Thriller!
Five stars is not enough for this book! A cop from NY goes to Scotland, just to bury his father he hasn't seen for years. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2001
Well-written suspense
I read suspense novels avidly. Usually they're thin, fast reads. This one demands a wee bit more from the reader but because I liked the characters I didn't mind the little extra... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2001 by donald darkness
What happened to Jackie Mallon?
A gripping and atmospheric thriller as Eddie Mallon returns to Glasgow to bury his murdered father and find out how he died. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2001 by G. H. J. Page
A Superb Literary Thriller
Sometimes, if you're like me, an avid reader, you pick up all kinds of books and once started you have a duty to finish them - even if they are good or not. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2001
A Very Special Book
I bought this expecting a thriller in the mould of some of Armstrong's previous books - which have been well-written, stylish, even poetic at times, with complicated storylines and... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2001
Excellent, but maybe too complicated for some readers
I got this book as a present. I don't think I would have picked it up because I'm not familiar with this writer's work. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2001
I picked this book up in an airport...
...and couldn't put it down. It compelled me from the very start. I've read Armstrong before, but not for some years. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2001
A Stunning Tale of Duplicity
This is a terrific novel for people who like writers who breath life into their characters and put them in understandable situations. Read more
Published on 31 May 2001
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