Sympathy for the Devil
Breen & Tozer: 4
$35.95
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2018
Summary
‘Big treat in store for fans. And if you’re not a fan yet, why not?’ Val McDermid
SUMMER OF LOVE She made a profit from her youth. She’s not beautiful anymore - but she will be young forever.
Called away from his pregnant girlfriend, Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen knows the sight of the murdered prostitute will be with him all his life. But this is what he does: he finds killers. Helen Tozer, more than most, understands why.
SUMMER OF DEATH The girl they called Julie …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784297282 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784297283 |
| Author: | William Shaw |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Breen and Tozer |
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What a pleasure it is when one discovers a writer who combines ironclad storytelling techniques with the linguistic finesse of more literary novelists. William Shaw is surely such a writer, a man whose command of narrative grips the reader by the throat from page one, and never lets go - Independent, on The Birdwatcher
A gripping plot, atmospheric setting, highly believable characters and dialogue you can imagine real people saying, make this a contender for thriller of the year - Sun, on The BirdwatcherA first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties - C. J. Sansom, on A Song from Dead LipsA gripping story, impeccably researched - Guardian, on A Song from Dead LipsOver the course of a thrilling plot, William Shaw succeeds in recreating all the political tension and cultural upheaval of an explosive time - Figaro, on A Song from Dead LipsAn elegy for an entire alienated generation - New York Times, on A House of KnivesSuperb crime novels … an emotional intensity found only in the very best crime fiction’ Crime Book of the Month - Sunday Times on A Book of ScarsAbout The Author
William Shaw
William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the south east.
Shaw is the author of the acclaimed Breen & Tozer crime series: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives, A Book of Scars and Sympathy for the Devil; and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher. He is writing a new crime series starring the character DS Alexandra Cupidi from The Birdwatcher, the first of which is Salt Lane. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.
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