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"John Harvey is lights out one of the best and with this book the word is going to spread far and wide."
—Michael Connelly
"Exquisite writing and utterly convincing characters ...the very top echelons of British crime writing."
—The Times
"A sinister thriller ...one of Britain’s leading masters of atmosphere."
—Guardian
"Flesh and Blood grips til it hurts."
—Reginald Hill
"A major novel: thrilling, urgent, important."
—Literary Review
—Michael Connelly
"Exquisite writing and utterly convincing characters ...the very top echelons of British crime writing."
—The Times
"A sinister thriller ...one of Britain’s leading masters of atmosphere."
—Guardian
"Flesh and Blood grips til it hurts."
—Reginald Hill
"A major novel: thrilling, urgent, important."
—Literary Review
Book Description
Fifteen years ago Susan Blacklock disappeared. Although Detective Inspector Frank Elder has taken early retirement, the case still plagues his mind. Prime suspects Shane Donald and Alan McKiernan were convicted a year later of the brutal rape and murder of a young girl, and now that Shane has been granted parole, Elder feels compelled to revisit his past.
Then Shane disappears and another young girl is murdered. Elder’s involvement is now crucial. Taunted by postcards from the killer, an increasingly desperate Elder battles to keep his estranged family from being drawn into the very heart of the crime.
Then Shane disappears and another young girl is murdered. Elder’s involvement is now crucial. Taunted by postcards from the killer, an increasingly desperate Elder battles to keep his estranged family from being drawn into the very heart of the crime.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, Nov 18 2010
By David Dutch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flesh and Blood (Paperback)
I was disappointed for after reading the blurb on the front of the book by Mark Billingham I thought that I was in for a gripping and powerfully atmospheric thriller. I was lured into buying a copy to see if Harvey was in the same mould as Tom Cain certainly the reviews on the back cover would indicate he was.Instead I found a story line that was drawn out - a retired detective inspector cannot leave an unsolved disappearance of a sixteen year old girl many years before alone and then came the release, on licence, of the man he thought had been party to her disappearance but was unable to prove at the time. Haunted by a recurring nightmare he decided to retrace his steps when first trying to solve the mystery and found not only himself but his estranged wife and daughter becoming entwined in the dangerous pursuit of this known killer.
Was the nightmare a clue to the unsolved disappearance or a prophetic vision of what was to become.
At times the storyline was good but personally I did not find it a page turner keeping me awake until I sought to solve the mystery before the end of the story.
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