The Psalm Killer by Chris Petit - ISBN: 9781509801169
Paperback
Belfast ‘85: A killer’s psalm echoes through conspiracy and tainted secrets.

The Psalm Killer

Picador Classic

$29.55

  • Paperback

    672 pages

  • Release Date

    28 June 2016

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Summary

With an introduction by Alan Moore.

It was always the same nightmare. Cross saw them lined up in rows, in stretches of city wasteland – those derelict spaces once described to him by a child as the blank bits where things had been before they’d got blown up.

In Belfast in 1985 a killer stalks the streets. It is a time and place ruled and divided by political and religious differences, but this series of crimes cuts across all those boundaries. Detective Inspector Cross, togeth…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509801169
ISBN-10:1509801162
Author:Chris Petit
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:672
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:28 June 2016
Weight:448g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 42mm
Series:Picador Classic
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Critics Review

An example of the genre near its best. Gorky Park with something to spare; well worth anyone’s weekend

One of the most compelling, haunting and original thrillers I have ever read, by one of Britain’s most visionary writers and film-makers. – David Peace
In the tradition of Silence of the Lambs … a deeply satisfying and sophisticated thriller which approaches the Northern Ireland conflict with the intelligence it deserves * Financial Times *
An example of the genre near its best. Gorky Park with something to spare; well worth anyone’s weekend * Guardian *

About The Author

Chris Petit

Chris Petit is a film-maker and writer. He lives in north London.

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