The Eyewitness by Stephen Leather - ISBN: 9780340734094
Paperback
A messenger of death hunts killers hiding closer than he knows.

The Eyewitness

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    7 August 2003

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Summary

Jack Solomon is a messenger of death. Working in the fractured remains of Yugoslavia, his task is to identify the victims of ethnic cleansing and to tell families that their loved ones are never coming home.

Years of working in the killing fields have desensitised the former London policeman to the horrors of war, but when a truck containing twenty-six bodies is pulled from a lake, Solomon is unable to walk away from the case.

He sets out to track down the only survivor of the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340734094
ISBN-10:0340734094
Author:Stephen Leather
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:7 August 2003
Weight:300g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

‘Character-rich work filled with much local color … the climactic scene is literally quite explosive’ – Deadly Pleasures ‘A first rate thriller’ – Huddersfield Daily Examiner ‘Stephen Leather’s novel manages to put a contemporary spin on a timeless tale of revenge and retribution… Leather’s experience as a journalist brings a sturdy, gritty element to a tale of horror … which makes THE EYEWITNESS a compelling read’ – Evening Herald, Dublin ‘Atmospheric suspense’ – Daily Mirror ‘A worthy and intoxicating read’ – Doncaster Free Press ‘Raw and uncompromising, this is a compelling and disturbing thriller that will make you think’ – Sunday Mercury, Birmingham ‘Stephen Leather’s novel manages to put a contemporary spin on a timeless tale of revenge and retribution… Leather’s experience as a journalist brings a sturdy, gritty element to a tale of horror … which makes THE EYEWITNESS a compelling read’ – Evening Herald, Dublin ‘Atmospheric suspense’ – Daily Mirror ‘Raw and uncompromising, this is a compelling and disturbing thriller that will make you think’ – Sunday Mercury, Birmingham ‘A first rate thriller’ – Huddersfield Daily Examiner ‘As tough as British thrillers get … gripping’ - Irish Independent on HARD LANDING – Irish Independent on HARD LANDING ‘Reading Stephen Leather at leisure is always a pleasure. The pacing of SOFT TARGET is superb …’ **** – Ireland on Sunday ‘A riveting read’ – Sunday Life, Belfast on SOFT TARGET ‘Exciting stuff with plenty of heart-palpitating action gingered up by mystery and intrigue … Leather is an intelligent thriller writer’ – Daily Mail on THE TUNNEL RATS ‘As high-tech and as world-class as the thriller genre gets’ – Express on Sunday on THE BOMBMAKER

About The Author

Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London s Burning, The Knock and the BBC’s Murder in Mind series.

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