Summary
‘A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour’ The Guardian
‘This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its period and an English reworking of Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’ The Sunday Times
London, 1976.
In Belgravia in the heat of summer, Lee Jones, a faded and embittered rock star, is checking out a group of women through the heavy cigarette smoke in a crowde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472153975 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472153979 |
| Author: | Andrew Martin |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 10 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour
A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour - The Guardian
This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its period and an English reworking of Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley - The Sunday TimesA deliriously dark entertainment … The seediness and shabby elegance of 1970s London is brilliantly rendered, the murders are genuinely upsetting, which is rarely the case in the genre, and there are a lot of very funny rock music jokes. Martin also writes uncannily well about songwriting and evokes Lee’s artistry in vivid, persuasive detail … I didn’t want it to end. - Irish TimesA well-crafted tongue-in-cheek romp that captures beautifully the hedonistic 1970’s - Irish IndependentMr Martin is a pro. In the space of one chapter, he can create a character whose fate immediately engages the reader - Country LifeAbout The Author
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin is a journalist and novelist. His critically praised ‘Jim Stringer’ series began with The Necropolis Railway in 2002. The following titles in the series, Murder at Deviation Junction and Death on a Branch Line, were shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award and, in 2008, Andrew Martin was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. The Somme Stations won the 2011 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award.
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