Preserve The Dead
a tense, gripping crime novel
$68.17
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2015
Summary
‘Preserve the Dead is storytelling of the highest order from one of Irish crime writing’s most unassuming masters’ - Irish Independent
Detective Sergeant Lucy Black is visiting her father, a patient in a secure unit in Gransha Hospital on the banks of the River Foyle. He’s been hurt badly in an altercation with another patient, and Lucy is shocked to discover him chained to the bed for safety. But she barely has time to take it all in, before an orderly raises the alarm - a body …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472113160 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472113160 |
| Author: | Brian McGilloway |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 27mm |
| Series: | DS Lucy Black |
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Critics Review
A good read … Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the series - it works equally well as a stand-alone.
A good read … Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the series - it works equally well as a stand-alone. - Evening Telegraph
Preserve the Dead is storytelling of the highest order from one of Irish crime writing’s most unassuming masters - Irish IndependentMcGilloway’s novels are enjoyable police procedurals, displaying his understanding of the evolving nature of criminal enterprises in a world of porous national boundaries - Sunday TimesA wildly underrated author, his books are absolutely fantastic… [Preserve the Dead] is a brilliant exploration of modern Ireland. - RTE Radio1A gripping and compelling story with a highly complex plot; only in the hands of an experienced practitioner such as this author can the various strands be coherently narrated and eventually brought together. Recommended. - Promoting Crime blogAbout The Author
Brian McGilloway
Brian McGilloway is the author of thirteen crime novels including the Ben Devlin mysteries and the Lucy Black series, the first of which, Little Girl Lost, became a New York Times and UK No.1 bestseller. In addition to being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger and the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, he is a past recipient of the Ulster University McCrea Literary Award and won the BBC Tony Doyle Award for his screenplay, Little Emperors. He currently teaches in Strabane, where he lives with his wife and four children.
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