This gripping Irish thriller is an intriguing new departure for
comic noir writer Declan Burke. "A dying man, if he is any kind of
man, will live beyond the law." The elderly German, Karl Uxkull,
was senile or desperate for attention. Why else would he concoct a
tale of Nazi atrocity on the remote island of Delphi, off the coast
of Donegal? And why now, 60 years after the event, just when
Irish-American billionaire Shay Govern has tendered for a
prospecting licence for gold in Lough Swilly? Journalist Tom Noone
doesn't want to know. With his young daughter Emily to provide for,
and a ghost-writing commission on Shay Govern's autobiography to
deliver, the timing is all wrong. Besides, can it be mere
coincidence that Karl Uxkull's tale bears a strong resemblance to
the first thriller published by legendary spy novelist Sebastian
Devereaux, the reclusive English author who has spent the past 50
years holed up on Delphi? But when a body is discovered drowned,
Tom and Emily find themselves running for their lives, in pursuit
of the truth that is their only hope of survival.
General
Imprint: |
Severn House Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2015 |
First published: |
2014 |
Authors: |
Declan Burke
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Dimensions: |
216 x 139 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84751-567-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
LSN: |
1-84751-567-3 |
Barcode: |
9781847515674 |
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