- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (21 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006510353
- ISBN-13: 978-0006510352
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 708,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Quite brilliant’
Sunday Times
‘A tale of crime and punishment that Zola wouldn’t disown’
Literary Review
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‘Armstrong breaks fresh ground with each new novel. None of his contemporaries seem more sure-footed… British crime writing is on a roll at the moment and this is about as good as it gets’ Literary Review
Detective Frank Kavanagh has been transferred to London following a nervous breakdown. A complex man traumatised by his recent hunt for a serial killer and his own private grief at the desertion of his wife, he is regarded with suspicion by his new chiefs. So when he is assigned to a case of abduction, Kavanagh knows his reputation is on the line.
The kidnapping, though, takes a sinister and confusing turn. Is it an inside job? The act of a lone madman as opposed to professionals? Kavanagh’s unorthodox ideas get him into trouble with his colleagues, but a macabre discovery in the remote Staffordshire countryside seems to bear him out. His pursuit eventually builds to a heart-stopping climax on the shores of Lake Como, and to a no-less shattering personal revelation for Kavanagh himself.
David Armstrong’s powerful new novel has all the dark passion and wrought intensity of a classic film-noir, and will further establish his reputation as one of our most original and powerful contemporary crime writers.
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