Gone to Ground - Couverture souple

Harvey, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156033372 ISBN 13 : 9780156033374

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2008

Synopsis

When police detective Will Grayson and his partner, Helen Walker, investigate the violent death of Stephen Bryan, a gay academic, their first thoughts are of an ill-judged sexual encounter or a fatal lovers’ quarrel. But they soon shift focus to the book Bryan was writing about the life and mysterious death of fifties film star Stella Leonard. While Bryan’s sister puts herself in danger by conducting her own investigation, Grayson and Walker peel away the secrets of a family blighted by a lust for wealth and power and by its perverted sexuality. On the heels of his critically acclaimed Frank Elder series, John Harvey delivers a page-turner both subtle and devastating.

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Quatrième de couverture

Will's first thought when he saw the man's face: it was like a glove that had been pulled inside out...

Stephen Bryan, a gay academic, is found brutally murdered in his bathroom. Will Grayson and Helen Walker, police detectives investigating the case, at first assume that his death is the result of an ill-judged sexual encounter: rough trade gone wrong.

But doubts are soon raised. What, if anything, did Bryan's ex-lover have to do with his death? Could Bryan be yet another victim in the spate of homophobic attacks which are plaguing the East Midlands? Bryan's laptop has gone missing - could the murder be connected to a biography he was writing on the life and mysterious death of fifties screen legend, Stella Leonard?

Convinced there's a link, Bryan's sister Lesley sets out to prove that Bryan had uncovered a dangerous truth, and that - desperate to keep it hidden - Stella Leonard's rich and influential family have silenced him.

But soon both Lesley and Helen Walker find themselves victims of the violence that swirls around them, as gradually the investigation uncovers the secrets of a family corrupted by lust, wealth and power.

'Harvey is a master craftsman ... This is classic stuff' Guardian

'I know of no other crime writer who writes so well, has attracted such unanimously positive reviews, and been so respected by his fellow writers.'

Marcel Berlins, The Times

Quatrième de couverture

Stephen Bryan, a gay academic, is found brutally murdered in his bathroom. At first, detectives Will Grayson and Helen Walker assume that his death is the result of an ill-judged sexual encounter: rough trade gone wrong.

But doubts are soon raised. Bryan’s laptop has gone missing – could the murder be connected to a biography he was writing on the life and mysterious death of fifties screen legend Stella Leonard?

Convinced there’s a link, Bryan’s sister Lesley sets out to prove that Bryan had uncovered a dangerous truth, and that – desperate to keep it hidden – Stella Leonard’s rich and influential family have silenced him.

‘Harvey is a master craftsman. This is classic stuff.’ Guardian

‘I know of no other crime writer who writes so well, has attracted such unanimously positive reviews, and been so respected by his fellow writers.’ The Times

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0156033372
• ISBN 13: 9780156033374
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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