The Midnight Promise
A Detective's Story in Ten Cases
$25.52
- Paperback
294 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2013
Summary
A brilliant Melbourne crime novel, told in ten hardboiled stories.
John Dorn is a private investigator. Just like his father used to be. It says ‘private inquiry agent’ in John’s Yellow Pages ad because that’s what his old man called himself, back before his business folded, his wife left him and he drank himself to death.
But John’s not going to end up like his father. He doesn’t have a wife, or much business. He doesn’t really drink, either. Not yet.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922147608 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922147605 |
| Author: | Zane Lovitt |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 294 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘The Midnight Promise delivers. Zane Lovitt is a writer to watch.’ – Shane Maloney
‘The Midnight Promise crashes straight into Temple, Corris and Chandler territory…You can recommend The Midnight Promise by the back cover—Text has it nailed.’ * Australian Bookseller & Publisher *
‘The Midnight Promise is the kind of zesty Australian crime writing that doesn’t come along often….Lovitt’s evocation of Melbourne locales has the same recognisability, affection and flair for soaking up the stink of a place as Shane Maloney’s Murray Whelan books.’ * Saturday Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Canberra Times *
‘Stylistically reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill, Lovitt treats the individual stories as a means of building a picture of John Dorn….The writing is sharp, the scenarios are well conceived, suitably violent, stupid or pointless and very funny. Lovitt has a real skill in drawing characters that spring to life in a few words. As a modern interpretation of the private eye style of crime, The Midnight Promise is an exciting and original debut.’ * Hoopla Literary Society *
‘Smacking of grit and realism…The Midnight Promise is flat-out one of the most enjoyable crime books out there. Australian noir with a nod to Raymond Carver—there’s lots of drinking, dark streets, and wisecracks that you’ll grin like mad over. Every story is its own little world, all completely satisfying but so involving you’ll put the book down wishing for more.’ * Readings Monthly *
‘Lovitt has crafted a notable, confident first novel. Intelligent, never ponderous, The Midnight Promise wears the battered fedora of the crime genre with stylish ease and moves at a brisk pace. Told with intensity and conviction, it offers a refreshing perspective on a well worked genre.’ * Australian Book Review *
About The Author
Zane Lovitt
Zane Lovitt was a documentary filmmaker before turning his hand to crime fiction, and his stories have since appeared in Scribe’s New Australian Stories 2 and in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. ‘Leaving the Fountainhead’ won the SD Harvey Short Story Award at the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime fiction. This debut novel led to Zane being named one of the Best Young Novelists of 2013 by the Sydney Morning Herald. Zane lives in Melbourne.
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