Killing For England by Iain McDowall - ISBN: 9780749936372
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Double death, racial tensions, and a dangerous descent into darkness.

Killing For England

Number 4 in series

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    13 April 2006

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Summary

Chief Inspector Jacobson and DS Kerr had been on leave when the body of a young black man, Darren McGee, had been fished out of the River Crow. The autopsy had pointed to suicide by drowning. But now Darren’s cousin, Paul Shaw, is in town: a top-notch investigative journalist with an axe to grind and a claim that Darren had really been the victim of a racially-motivated murder.

Jacobson isn’t convinced. But when Paul Shaw turns up as dead and as terminally-wet as his cousin, Jacobson …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749936372
ISBN-10:0749936371
Author:Iain McDowall
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:13 April 2006
Weight:184g
Dimensions:121mm x 186mm x 22mm
Series:Jacobson and Kerr
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Kerr and Jacobson are a resolutely uncharming pair of policemen who are a pleasure to meet, and who offer hopes for a more rich reading in future additions to the series.– WASHINGTON POST

Kerr and Jacobson are a resolutely uncharming pair of policemen who are a pleasure to meet, and who offer hopes for a more rich reading in future additions to the series. - WASHINGTON POST

Compares favourably with Ian Rankin… a compelling, fast-moving story that leaves the reader wondering where he will go from here. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

has a vivid sense of place… wonderfully characterised. - Andrew Taylor

Iain McDowall has a superb ear for dialogue… very realistic. - NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE

About The Author

Iain McDowall

In the tradition of Ian Rankin.

STUDY IN DEATH is first in the Chief Inspector Jacobson and DS Kerr series, MAKING A KILLING is the second, PERFECTLY DEAD is the third, and KILLING FOR ENGLAND is the fourth.

Iain McDowall is Scottish. He was born in Kilmarnock.

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