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The Eyewitness (Paperback)

by Stephen Leather (Author)
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  • Paperback: 406 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (7 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340734094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340734094
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 52,248 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Eyewitness, another admirably paced and plotted thriller from Stephen Leather, delves into ethnic genocide in the Balkans and the murky world of global prostitution. Jack Solomon, an ex-London vice squad detective, works for the International War Dead Commission in the former Yugoslavia. His job is identifying the victims of the ethnic atrocities "to put names to the dead" and, where necessary, pass cases on to the War Crimes Tribunal.

In three years this cigarette-smoking investigator has seen a lot of terrible things, but when a van containing the bodies of 26 Kosovar Albanians, most from the same family, is pulled out of the river, something inside him snaps. He believes that one of the family, a young woman called Nicole, not only survived but also witnessed the murders. Jack sets out to find her. Ordered off the case by his number-crunching boss, he seeks the help of Dragan, a beer-swilling Bosnian cop. Convinced that Nicole has become a prostitute, Jack starts trawling the brothels. After a run in with Petrovic, a local hood, he discovers that she's now working as a call girl in London.

Solomon heads back home but finds things have changed; Albanian gangsters have muscled in on Soho and the Internet has revolutionised the skin trade. With the Russian Mafia, Sasha, a Serbian super-pimp, and Inga, one of his sex slaves, on Jack's tail, tracking Nicole down proves more difficult than he had first surmised. However, as Leather's surprising denouement confirms, where the Balkans are concerned you can never be too sure who your friends are, or who is really innocent or guilty. --Travis Elborough --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Escape into the oldest profession, 27 Dec 2005
By Joseph Haschka (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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"... (Solomon) reckoned that sitting in a car with an Albanian pimp, his bodyguard and two heavily armed Croatian thugs on he way to a shoot-out in a Bosnian brothel would make anyone nervous."

Such is the approaching moment of truth for Jack Solomon, an investigator employed with the International War-dead Commission in the Balkans. Jack's job is to coordinate the identification by DNA of the bodies of civilians killed in the ethnic cleansing atrocities in Kosovo and Bosnia, and then notify surviving family members. Jack's latest case involves twenty-six Bosnian Muslims - men, women and children from the same extended family - found locked in the back of a refrigerator truck at the bottom of a lake. Death had been by suffocation some three years previous. But the chill of the lake had preserved the bodies perfectly, and Solomon takes the presence among the dead of an eighteen-month old girl, still clutching her teddy bear, hard. Further investigation indicates that one member of the clan survived, sixteen-year old Nicoletta. Jack's self-imposed mission is to track her down so she can testify before the War Crimes Tribunal. But the girl has run, apparently disappearing into the dark world of indentured prostitution. After Jack runs afoul of one of the region's most vicious and powerful criminal bosses, his boss sends him back to the safety of London, where, as chance would have it, Nicoletta is now an escort agency hooker.

THE EYEWITNESS is a fascinating look at the callous, and sometimes appallingly vicious, business of international trafficking in prostitutes. Author Stephen Leather's description of the London sex-for-money scene, from the girls working out of the traditional Soho walk-ups to the burgeoning Web-based outcall/incall enterprises, is comprehensive. Research in depth, I'd say.

While Solomon is undeniably the Good Guy in this thriller, and there are also Bad Guys depraved enough to make your skin crawl, perhaps some of the most interesting characters are those falling somewhere in between in the most unexpected ways. Indeed, there's a plot twist at the end that was completely unexpected.

In the Acknowledgements, Leather thanks working girls "Angela, Francesca, Jessica, Kim and Sophie" for their insights into the flesh trade. Perhaps it's from them that one of the author's characters, Inga, leaves us the message:

"I chose this life. I wasn't forced into it ... We do what we must to survive ... and we make the best of it." I think that those words could come from any of us, especially from myself as I drive into the 9 to 5 that I sometimes abhor.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Eyewitness, 15 Nov 2003
By R. G. Hitchcock "bangkokbob" (Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual Reality)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eyewitness (Paperback)
A gripping and interesting story set in the harsh reality that is the former Yugoslavia. Stephen has a great ability to describe scenes and events in detail, so much so that you can easily visualise the characters and surrounding with all their imperfections and characteristics. It would seem a great deal of research went into this, which is all to his credit.
There is a brief synopsis above, so the story outline is already explained. A good story which is well written and made more enjoyable by the many twists and turns and the unexpected ending. If you like the thriller genre, then you should spend the time to read �Eyewitness�.
I would think this would make an excellent film.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, 7 Mar 2003
This review is from: The Eyewitness (Paperback)
I have enjoyed all of the Leather books. This one again did not disappoint. A very quick read. Also very informative about the worlds of prostitution and human trading, not things I usually read about.
This book has great characters, and a fast paced story, that keeps you guessing til the end. Definitely worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Witness this!!
This is only the second Stephen Leather book that I have read and it is a big improvement on the last one (Pay Off - which was his debut). Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. Ward

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
A great read that covers an eyewitness from crimes in Bosnia who ends up in the flesh trade in London. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Clive

5.0 out of 5 stars wow
oustanding. possibly the best book i have ever read a truly grim and disturbing reed.
Published on 10 Oct 2006 by goat boy

1.0 out of 5 stars Is this really by Stephen Leather?
Having read and greatly enjoyed Hungry Ghost and The Chinaman, I looked forward to reading The Eyewitness. What a let down. Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2006 by Mrs Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Stephen Leather is a great author. I have read all his books and eagerly await his next. Eyewitness is no exception, the tension never lets up. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2003 by A. C. Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
What can I say apart from Stephen Leather does it again. It starts a little slow then all of a sudden your hooked and cannot put it down. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2003 by B. Cairns

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another classic
Without hesitation or care for delicate sensibilities, Stephen leather gives the reader a view of the darker side of human existence. Read more
Published on 22 Jul 2003 by tgaston2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Ever wanted to have a wash after reading a book?
One of Leathers fine pacey thrillers (like all of them!) - which left me feeling as if I needed to have a wash afterwards. Read more
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