Published
by Simon & Schuster,
23 March 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-4711-5659-5
23 March 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-4711-5659-5
The morning train from platform 7
leaves the station to begin its daily journey. As is usual, a few minutes later
it enters a tunnel but emerging out the other end the passengers are screaming.
Hanging from the bridge in front of the tunnel is a naked man, a pile of
clothes on the ground by his body.
DI
Rachel Narey is given the case, but heavily pregnant and fainting, she is taken
off and sent home for bed rest. Her partner, Tony Winter, an ex- scene of crime
photographer, and now journalist takes on the role of following the case with
her. He photographs the pile of clothes and the picture makes headlines.
Meanwhile
Rachel Narey is restless and bored and starts surfing the web. She discovers a
dark and grisly site of murder memorabilia for sale, where the buyers pay the
highest prices according to the worst of the murders. Be it bricks from the
houses where the crime took place, to pieces of hair, or clothes and jewellery
belonging to the victim. Here she discovers a cold crime with links to the case
she had to abandon. She and Winter dig deeper into this muderabilia site to
follow the buying and selling of souvenirs relating to real life murders. Unknown
to them, while they are doing this, someone is also following them, someone who
has been buying memorabilia relating to Sharon Tate, the victim who made
headlines when murdered while heavily pregnant!
This
is a very different kind of crime story. Unbelievably gritty and gruesome, told
by an author with an unusual and breath-taking imagination. It is meticulously
researched, and stylishly written. If you like strong crime, then you will love
this book.
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Reviewer: Linda
Regan.
A former journalist, Craig
Robertson had a 20-year career with a Scottish Sunday newspaper before becoming
a full-time author. He interviewed three Prime Ministers, reported on major
stories including 9/11, Dunblane, the Omagh bombing and the disappearance of
Madeleine McCann. He was pilloried on breakfast television, beat Oprah Winfrey
to a major scoop, spent time on Death Row in the USA and dispensed polio drops
in the backstreets of India.
His gritty crime novels are set on the mean streets of contemporary Glasgow. His first novel, Random, was shortlisted for the 2010 CWA New Blood Dagger, longlisted for the 2011 Crime Novel of the Year and was a Sunday Times bestseller. He is also the author of a series of novels featuring crime scene photographer Tony Winter and Detective Sergeant Rachel Narey; Snapshot, Cold Grave and Witness the Dead.
Craig also has a weakness/fascination/obsession with black pudding and has travelled across Europe in search of the perfect pud. This admittedly strange pilgrimage included being a judge at the world black pudding championships in France.
His gritty crime novels are set on the mean streets of contemporary Glasgow. His first novel, Random, was shortlisted for the 2010 CWA New Blood Dagger, longlisted for the 2011 Crime Novel of the Year and was a Sunday Times bestseller. He is also the author of a series of novels featuring crime scene photographer Tony Winter and Detective Sergeant Rachel Narey; Snapshot, Cold Grave and Witness the Dead.
Craig also has a weakness/fascination/obsession with black pudding and has travelled across Europe in search of the perfect pud. This admittedly strange pilgrimage included being a judge at the world black pudding championships in France.
Linda Regan is the
author of six police procedural crime novels. She is also an actress. She holds
a Masters degree in critical writing and journalism, and writes a regular
column, including book reviews, for three magazines. She also presents the
book-club spot on BBC Radio Kent. She is an avid reader, and welcomes
the chance to read new writers.
A
review of her recent book Sisterhoods can be read here. http://promotingcrime.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/sisterhoods-by-linda-regan.html
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