Sirens

Knox presents the city as pungently and uncompromisingly as Ian Rankin does Edinburgh * Guardian *
A firecracker of a crime tale. His writing is taut, atmospheric and studded with eye-catching descriptions. An arresting new talent. * Metro *
Razor-sharp urban noir – very special indeed. – Lee Child
Sirens is a powerhouse of noir. Joseph Knox owns Manchester and paints it in all its grimy colours. – Val McDermid
Thrilling, breathless stuff * Observer *
The dark, gritty underbelly of Manchester is captured with eviscerating authenticity in this debut … This is urban noir at its freshest and most ferocious. * Daily Mail *
A noir in that great tradition of the American writers James M Cain and Dashiel Hammet … it reminded me a bit of Chandler’s LA, the whole city is corrupt, the authority figures are as bad as the criminals. – Jake Kerridge on Open Book, Radio 4
Jumps straight into the top league of English noir. * The Times *
Manchester throbs with lowlife in this startling debut … a page-turner with a beating heart. I loved it. – Sarah Hilary
This is an excellent read; it feels both classic and completely new and is remarkably assured for a first outing. * Stylist *

Joseph Knox was born and raised in and around Stoke and Manchester, where he worked in bars and bookshops before moving to London. Now living in Shropshire, Joseph runs, writes and reads compulsively. His debut novel Sirens was a bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. The Smiling Man and The Sleepwalker are the second and third books in the series, and his first standalone, True Crime Story, was a critical and commercial success.

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