- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (4 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002262029
- ISBN-13: 978-0002262026
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,375,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Campbell Armstrong, one of Britain’s most popular thriller writers, returns with a riveting new story. The Last Darkness is so atmospheric you really do lose your sense of time and place as you delve deeper into Perlman’s world. The dialogue and tension are superbly crafted, and Perlman is a believable, well-rounded character. A terrific read.’
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‘Campbell Armstrong’s Perlman feels like a three-dimensional human being, sore feet and all … There’s a Columbo meets Rebus feel about him.’ Glasgow Sunday Herald
‘Armstrong is a wonderfully atmospheric writer who shines a light into the dark corners of the human heart.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Armstrong is among the most intriguing of 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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It’s winter in Glasgow, and someone is killing prominent members of the city’s business community in this haunting, atmospheric new thriller from the bestselling author of The Bad Fire and Jig.
Glasgow December, all freezing rains and sleet that bites like schools of piranha. In this city of icy pavements and Christmas street decorations battered by arctic winds, the body of a well-dressed man is found hanging from the girders of a railway bridge…
Investigating the case is Lou Perlman, a detective whose idea of a good suit is anything that fits him. Perlman feels that this is no suicide, and that something about the corpse reminds him of his boyhood in the old Gorbals. Perlman is a man with secrets of his own and, as one death follows another, the hunt for the killer takes him into a territory of deceit and greed – a world of old allegiances that are lethal to reawaken.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...although I don't think it's better than Armstrong's previous, The Bad Fire. That seemed a much darker book to me and filled with more oddball characters. This time, Armstrong seems happy to follow the lines of a police procedural, which takes some of the zaniness out of the book. Mind you, in the genre it's good enough, all right, and the book stands up to anyone else writing serious crime fiction - it's just that I did expect a little extra from this writer. Fine book. To my mind, not his very best...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A cracking follow-up (not a sequel) to The Bad Fire (one of the most under-rated and under-promoted books of the last two years). Detective Sergeant Lou Perlman faces the task of tracking down a serial killer while juggling personal problems which seem increasingly linked to the murders. As in the previous book perhaps the main character is the city of Glasgow which looms menacingly over the characters. Armstrong is a fine writer who has produced another gripping and enjoyable book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lou Perlman is a Glaswegian cop who is drawn into a case of murder that involves a prominent city lawyer...at first it looks like suicide, but it turns out (as it does in crime novels) to be something else...Okay, it's not the most original opening, perhaps, but Armstrong builds on that largely through the marvellous characterization of Perlman, and the suspense generated by Perlman's investigation into a chain of murders, all connected, that have something to do with his own family, in particular his brother. Some devilish plot-twisting, some
lovely scenes, and some fine evocations of Glasgow. This is a tremendous addition to the genre - and something more besides: well-written.
lovely scenes, and some fine evocations of Glasgow. This is a tremendous addition to the genre - and something more besides: well-written.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another excellent Armstrong
If you enjoyed Bad Fire, you'll find gruff Detective Sergeant Perlman back again in what promises to be a fine atmospheric well-written series... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003
Better than good!
After 'The Bad Fire' I was delighed when I read on Campbell Armstrong's web site that he was writing another Glasgow novel, 'The Last Darkness'. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2003
Very entertaining thriller
I like my books to go down easily...I don't mean Grisham-like bubble gum, I mean I want something to chew, but it won't leave me with indigestion... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2002
a serious adult novel of suspense
This is for grown-ups, an insightful story about DS Lou Perlman, a Jewish cop in Glasgow, a great character who finds himself plumetted into a spiral of violence and deceit, which... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2002
Super police novel & more
Glasgow is the rich setting for this fine book. It's a crime novel, although it's more than that. It's also a study of a city and its inhabitants - and Armstrong somehow manages to... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2002
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