Review
"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.
From the Back Cover
"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
About the Author
John Harvey is the author of the richly-praised sequence of ten Charlie Resnick novels, the first of which, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times as one of the ‘100 Best Crime Novels of the Century.’ In 2004, William Heinemann published Flesh and Blood, the first novel featuring retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder. He is also a poet, dramatist and occasional broadcaster.
From AudioFile
Frank Elder, retired from the Nottinghamshire Major Crime Unit, has retreated to remote Cornwall. No matter how far he's run or how escapist his reading, terrible dreams continue to haunt him. When a rapist-murderer he helped put in prison is released on parole and another teenaged girl disappears, Elder returns as a consultant on the case. Narrator Gordon Griffin develops Elder's character with subtlety and grace, particularly the bewildering relationship shared with his own 16-year-old daughter. Griffin is stunning when portraying Elder's confusion with the ex-wife who betrayed him, and he handles each of the fully developed secondary characters with finesse. John Harvey, winner of the Sherlock Award, offers a dark, unsentimental, and expertly crafted story that reveals the inner lives of authority figures, criminals, and victims alike. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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