Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the
horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting
dancers from a club … the first book in an award-winning, wildly
original, addictive series…  ‘Such a
revelation’ Laura Lippman  ‘Gruesome and assured,
Buchholz’s work remains as persuasive as ever’ Barry
Forshaw, Financial Times ‘Reading Buchholz is like walking
on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime
fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet  ‘Unpredictable,
shocking and funny … Simone Buchholz is my favourite German crime
writer’ Mark Sanderson,The Times  **WINNER of the CWA
Crime in Translation Dagger**
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A serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from
The Acapulco, a club in the city’s red-light district,
taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with
plastic wigs. Chastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible
for crimes in the district, and she’s working alongside the
police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the
killer? Her strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses
are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity
searches for love and a flamboyant killer – battling her demons
and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather – she hits dead end after
dead end. As panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes
increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone…
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 ‘Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine.
A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller’ Will Carver
 ‘The coolest character in crime fiction … Darkly funny
and written with a huge heart’ Doug Johnstone, Big
Issue  ‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten
heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry
humour’ New Zealand Listener ‘Dark, atmospheric, and
complex, with often surprisingly emotional … a classy piece of
fiction from an author who never disappoints’ Jen Med’s
Book Reviews Praise for the Chastity Riley series: 'Combines
nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans
will be enthralled'Â Publishers Weekly 'Buchholz doles out
delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the
intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews ’Lyrical and
pithy'Â Sunday Times 'Fierce enough to stab the
heart'Â Spectator 'A real blast of adrenaline'Â Big Issue
'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish
sense of time and space'Â Financial Times 'A stylish,
whip-smart thriller'Â Russel McLean
General
Imprint: |
Orenda Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Chastity Riley |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Simone Buchholz
|
Translators: |
Rachel Ward
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
276 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-914585-66-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-914585-66-6 |
Barcode: |
9781914585661 |
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