The electrifying noir thriller from a major new talent, in which a
young Irish ex-cop travels half a world away to investigate the
murder of a beautiful girl he once loved, and whose peculiar sexual
banter he will later have urgent reason to recall -- if he is to
survive.
Hard on the heels of "Dead I Well May Be" -- which Booklist named
"one of the top ten crime fiction debuts of the year," and which
established Adrian McKinty as the perfect new find for fans of
Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly -- McKinty's tightly paced
"Hidden River" displays his unerring gift for crafting powerhouse
literary thrillers.
Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Ireland's
police force and a rising star at cracking difficult cases. After
he is assigned to the force's dangerous, corruption-ridden drug
squad, he becomes addicted to heroin -- under unusual
circumstances. Forced to resign in disgrace, Alex is twenty-four
and still entrapped by the needle when he learns that his high
school love, beautiful Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in
drought-scorched Denver, Colorado.
Victoria's family begs Alex to investigate the case, and he seizes
the opportunity to fly to America for a chance at redemption.
Soon the bodies begin to pile up, and Alex is forced to go on the
run after the only credible lead to Victoria's murderer is
accidentally killed. Wanted by both the Colorado cops and the
British police, who believe he has information about a corruption
scandal, and with the murderer closing in all the time, Alex will
have to fight just to stay alive, never mind solving the terrifying
case.
Critics have called Adrian McKinty's work "explosive," "violent yet
virtuous," and "always enthralling." "Hidden River" is a riveting
novel of characters, including a sadistic English cop who puts out
cigarettes on other people's eyebrows, a billionaire's son with
political aspirations, and a sexy Ethiopian girl living illegally
in a squat. All manner of sinners converge on Denver's notoriously
seedy Colfax Avenue against the breathtaking backdrop of the Rocky
Mountains.
Gritty, with spot-on dialogue and black humor, "Hidden River" is a
dynamic thriller from a storyteller who writes "in prose that is a
kind of poetry" "(The Washington Post), " and confirms his
reputation as a dazzling literary voice in crime fiction.
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