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"Crime fiction done right. Realistic, human, and relatable" – Jay StringerIn SOUND OF THE SINNERS we find Joe Geraghty leaving his new home in Amsterdam to attend the funeral of his former business partner and mentor Don Ridley who was found dead shortly after asking for Geraghty’s help.With a heavy heart and weighed down with guilt, Joe returns to Hull, a city he thought was in his past.Don’s death points to his days with the police and an off-the-books investigation into the unsolved ‘Car Boot Murder’ decades previously. As Geraghty investigates the circumstances of his friend’s death he uncovers dangerous secrets and a conspiracy of silence - Hull might have had a makeover during Joe’s absence, but clearly some things never change in the northern sea-port.With his own life on the line, and with a debt of honour to be repaid, Joe is unable to stop in his quest for the truth, but powerful people with vested interests will always seek to ensure some stories never see the light of day.Praise for SOUND OF THE SINNERS"An unflinching portrait of Hull in the 21st century. Fiercely realist and utterly compelling, Noir at its gritty best." – Eva DolanPraise for NICK QUANTRILL“Hull’s answer to Ian Rankin” – Hull Daily Mail“Set against the backdrop of the historic city of Hull, this book is extremely well crafted. With a believable lead character, who proves time and time again during the course of the story that he is just a normal guy, this novel is an example of the best type of realism in British crime fiction. The pace never drops, with continual action and plot strands effortlessly revealed as the story unfolds. This is a very cleverly created novel. Gritty, realistic and excellently written.”“A likable main character, surrounded by believable supporting characters & some nasty villains. The investigation element constantly built, with numerous surprise twists. A gripping and well-written blend of the Chandler-esque hardboiled PI novel, with modern gritty fiction. Loved it.”“I was looking for a book where the main character did not come with a lot of baggage and I was not disappointed with Joe Geraghty. Two stories interwoven without having to resort to blood and gore to retain my attention. Characters involved were plausible and the story kept my attention.”“In Joe Geraghty, we have a character to savour. Joe isn't perfect but he's essentially a good man, despite the things life has thrown at him. Flawed, tenacious, loyal and a romantic at heart, Joe gets by one day at a time, driven as much by misplaced guilt as the need to see justice done.”“First of all, I don't like detective books. I've always found them to be either too predictable or so convoluted and pretentious, they've left me cold. Nick Quantrill's 'Broken Dreams', however, is none of these. In short, it is fantastic. That is not to say the plot isn't complex; it is. A tale of murder, missing persons, big business, and the regeneration of Quantrill's home city of Hull, all woven together so expertly and seamlessly as to leave this particular reader to finish the book in just over two days. And Quantrill's ability to create compelling characters - even the minor ones - and the crispness of his writing, with dialogue to match the great Elmore Leonard, merely adds to the superb realism of the piece.”“This is a cracking book. It's the story of a man - Joe Geraghty - and a city - Hull - that have taken many a good kicking and are trying to get back on their feet. Realistic and romantic - in a Strummer way - it takes you by the lapels and drags you along from the beginning to the end.”“Broken Dreams will prove an absorbing read for anyone anywhere, as it does what proper crime fiction should do - conjure up a familiar world filled with villains, wrongdoings, and cold blooded murder!”

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fahrenheit Press (28 Aug. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1912526832
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1912526833
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.78 x 20.32 cm

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Lynn

Thoroughly enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2020

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It's been a while since we caught up with Joe Geraghty, he's been holed away in Amsterdam doing labouring work for the last few years, but now he's back in his native Hull.

Love the way the author brings the city to life: if you're familiar with the place, you'll recognise the places Joe goes, and if you don't know this area, you'll soon feel like you do.

Loved the story, and I hope it won't be so long till we meet Joe again... Even my husband is reading this book, and he's more of a telly man than a book man.

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Cracking crime series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2020

Joe Geraghty has returned home from Amerstdam to attend the funeral of his former business partner Don Ridley who was found dead shortly after asking for Geraghty’s help.

The fourth novel in the acclaimed series featuring private eye Joe Geraghty

Don Ridley was supposedly killed as the result of an accidental hit & run, whilst Joe doubts this as first he is reluctant to get involved, however Joe feels almost duty bound to investigate whatever the consequences even if that means putting his own life on the line.

I don’t really want to say to much about the plot as that would only spoil the readers enjoyment

The plot mainly centres around an unsolved murder 30 years in the past, to uncover the truth Joe has to understand what part Don played in this, however standing in his way are the local MP Ian Jagger and former professional footballer turned business man Grant Piercy.

The book is wonderfully plotted and the story moves along at a pace to the dramatic ending, Packed with plenty of tension and drama, however, for me this all about the characters which really make the story come alive on the pages, the author has a terrific knack for writing believable characters that get under your skin, each holding secrets, central and equally important is the landscape of Hull itself and the surrounding areas which in some ways portrays a bleakness but adds real depth and feeling to the book. All these combine to make one terrific read. There is a brutal honesty in the way story is told as corruption abounds. Some will stop at nothing to ensure the truth remains buried in the past,

You can have a great plot but without the characters to go along the story can feel flat, here you have both that elevates and the gives the book that added dimension, a wonderful portrayal of place and character.

Nick Quantrill writes with a gritty and un compromising realism, and portrays a great sense of place and time, do not be put off by the fact that this is the fourth in the series as it easily reads as a standalone.

For me this is the best in the series to date, and would have no hesitation in recommending all in the series,

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Ian Ayris

The best Geraghty yet . . .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2020

There are not many authors whose books I pre-order. Nick Quantrill is one. And when I heard his latest would be the long awaited (seven bloody years) fourth Joe Geraghty novel, I was clearing a space on my book shelf three months in advance.

In Sound of the Sinners we find private eye Joe returned to his native Hull - location wonderfully rendered, almost a character in the book itself - for the funeral of ex-copper, mentor and friend, Don. Don’s death has been written off as a tragic accident, though Joe thinks there is more to it. And Joe, being Joe, won’t stop until he discovers the truth - a truth buried in a thirty year old unsolved murder.

Now, Joe is not Sherlock Holmes. He hasn’t got the great detectives incredible powers of observation and faultless deduction. Mind you, neither does he have a silly hat or a coke habit. Joe is also a million miles away from the wise-cracking, gun toting Philip Marlowe. As for comparing the Joe and Marlowe’s way with the ladies, that isn’t a conversation even worth having.

In short, Joe is an everyman. Joe is you, and Joe is me. And as I followed him through the pages of this book as he peeled back the veneer of local politicians and corrupt coppers, followed the clues that would lead to the truth of what really happened thirty years ago, and what part Don played in it all, I found myself making the same choices Joe made, making the same mistakes, taking the beatings (and there are lots of those), feeling the same confusion, the same pain. Joe Geraghty might not be a Holmes or a Marlowe, but what he does have is an incredible, unwavering, unshakeable desire for the truth.

Sound of the Sinners is perhaps the best book to date in the brilliant Joe Geraghty series. Each book in the series works effectively as a standalone, although I’d recommend you read them all in order to get a sense of the back story to The Sound of the Sinners.

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PauDlBrazill

Power, corruption and lies.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2020

British private detective Joe Geraghty is holed up in Amsterdam, laying low from the trials and tribulations of his life in Hull. After missing a phone call from his former business partner Don Ridley, he later finds out that Don is dead. Geraghty returns to Hull for Don’s funeral and is soon embroiled in an investigation of Don’s death that digs up more than a few dirty secrets that people in high places would much prefer to keep buried.

Nick Quantrill’s Sound Of The Sinners is the 4th Joe Geraghty novel and sees the welcome return of one of crime fiction’s most realistic and likeable private eyes. As always, Quantrill gives us a cracking story with a great sense of time and place.

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HWilks

A page-turner, great read, and twists everywhere

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2021

Great to have Joe Geharty back, great book bringing Hull to life, but the way Nick Quantrill describes the areas of the city, it could be any city undergoing regeneration, so don’t be distracted if you think you have to be from Hull to enjoy the book.
It’s fast paced; hard to put down, with twists and turns everywhere. A note to the author, if you made Joe a little less grumpy, I think he will get people will talk more! However that is part of the aura of the main character.
Great book, loved it!

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DMUAndrew

Another great read from Nick Quantrill

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2020

Having previously read the three Joe Geraghty books, I had to read the Sound of Sinners and was not disappointed. Well written and canoit wait for the next Geraghty novel. Enjoy

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John Barlow

Great northern noir.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2021

Hard-boiled northern noir set in Hull. Could not put this down. Terrific plotting, and Joe Geraghty still a great PI. Touch of Get Carter at the end! Sincerely hope Joe is now back in the UK for good...

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