The Discourtesy of Death
$23.69
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2014
Summary
An anonymous letter sent to Larkwood’s Prior accuses Peter Henderson, an academic celebrity renowned for daring ideas, of a grotesque murder: the calculated killing of Jenny, his disabled partner, believed by everyone to have died peacefully two years previously from a sudden attack of cancer.
But for this letter there is no evidence, no suspect and no crime. Time has moved on. Lives have been rebuilt. Grief and loss are tempered by a comforting thought: a paralysed woman, once a…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349000350 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349000352 |
| Author: | William Brodrick |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 33mm |
| Series: | Father Anselm Novels |
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Brodrick writes with great elegance, his style unhurried, dialogue intelligent, polite yet full of meaning.
Complex and psychologically intriguing * Good Book Guide *Brodrick writes with great elegance, his style unhurried, dialogue intelligent, polite yet full of meaning. – Marcel Berlins * The Times *a reflective novel – Joan Smith * Sunday Times *Brodrick is amongst the greatest contemporary crime writers, and his novels cannot be dismissed as mere ‘thrillers’. Thought-provoking and philosophical, they never hinge on a gory slaying, but on ethical dilemmas that are central to our changing moral landscape… my crime book of the year. – Victoria Cross * The Lady *
About The Author
William Brodrick
William Brodrick was born in Bolton, Lancashire in 1960. Aged ten the family moved first to Australia and then Canada. He studied philosophy, theology and law, worked with homeless people in London, and then became a barrister, joining a set of chambers in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He is the author of six Father Anselm novels. The Sixth Lamentation, was a Richard and Judy Book Club Selection, A Whispered Name won the CWA Gold Dagger for 2009 and The Day of the Lie received the Granice Crime Fiction Award at the Krakow Book Fair in 2012. Forced Confessions, the third book in the Benson and de Vere series, was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger in 2021. He is married with three children. The family live in Normandy, France.Returns
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