Places in the Darkness
$36.08
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2018
Summary
Places in the Darkness: A Sci-Fi Noir Thriller
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE FOR CRIME WRITING 2018
“This is as close to a city without crime as mankind has ever seen.”
Ciudad de Cielo is the ‘city in the sky’, a space station where hundreds of scientists and engineers work in Earth’s orbit, building the colony ship that will one day take humanity to the stars.
When a mutilated body is found on the
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780356506272 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0356506274 |
| Author: | Chris Brookmyre |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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As smart as it is gripping, this is a terrifically engaging story from start to nerve-shredding finish - Big Issue
Excellent hardboiled noir … absolutely gripping - SciFiNowAn ingenious crime story - ScotsmanPlaces in the Darkness is another corker of a murder mystery, [Brookmyre’s] new setting - with which he’s clearly having a whale of a time - giving him the opportunity to wow us with an even twistier twist than usual - GuardianA fascinating, fast-paced but thoughtful blend of science fiction and techno-thrillerBrilliantIngeniousAbout The Author
Chris Brookmyre
Chris Brookmyre is the author of twenty crime and science fiction novels, including Black Widow, winner of the 2017 Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and the 2016 McIlvanney Prize. His work has been adapted for television, radio, the stage and in the case of Bedlam, an FPS videogame.
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