Swan Song - Couverture rigide

Edric, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385605781 ISBN 13 : 9780385605786

Editeur : Doubleday, 2005

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Hull. Private investigator Leo Rivers is at the heart of an inquiry into a string of prostitute-linked killings. Approached by the mother of the chief suspect, Rivers knows this isn't an open and shut case. Not only is the suspect not involved, but also several unconsidered and scarcely credible connections link the murders to a single perpetrator.

Heading the investigation and seeking out its glory is an ambitious, career-minded Chief of Police, who will stop at nothing to make a name for himself.

Set against a backdrop of the Humber and the long and violent destruction of Hull's once-cherished fishing industry, Robert Edric reveals a world of exploitation and ambition in an extraordinarily gripping piece of contemporary noir.

'Reading his closing chapters is like being gripped by a police-issue leather driving glove'

Mail on Sunday

'A conjurer of styles and themes, a veritable Stanley Kubrick of the world of fiction'

The Times

'Edric is a terrific storyteller'

Observer

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hull, autumn 2005 and private investigator Leo Rivers finds himself at the overheated heart of an inquiry into the savage killing of several young women. Approached by the mother of the chief suspect, he soon discovers not only that this suspect is not involved in the killings, but that several hitherto unconsidered and scarcely credible connections link the murders to a single perpetrator.

In pursuing his case, Rivers has to contend with an ambitious, career-minded Chief of Police, who will stop at nothing to make a name for himself, sacrificing not only Rivers but also his own colleagues along the way.

Set against a backdrop of the Humber and the long and violent destruction of Hull's once-cherished fishing industry, Robert Edric reveals a world of exploitation and ambition; a world of old men who burnish their festering grievances and vanities; and a world of long-suppressed but finally uncontainable brutality, in this final volume of a trilogy of outstanding and acclaimed contemporary noir.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0385605781
• ISBN 13: 9780385605786
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352