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A brilliant standalone novel hailed as "some of the best crime
fiction to hit bookstores this year" ("Hollywood Reporter") and a
prequel to the hit BBC America TV show "Luther," by the Edgar
Award-winning creator and sole writer of the show.
Is Luther a force for good or a man hell-bent on self-destruction?
Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. He's a homicide
detective with an extraordinary case-clearance rate. He's
obsessive, instinctive, and intense. Nobody who ever stood at his
side has a bad word to say about him. And yet there are rumors that
Luther is bad--not corrupt, but tormented. After years of chasing
the most depraved criminals in London's gritty underworld, he
seethes with a hidden fury he can barely control, making him do
things any other detective wouldn't and shouldn't do.
"Luther: The Calling" is the story of the serial killer case that
tore Luther's personal and professional relationships apart and
propelled him over the precipice--beyond fury, beyond vengeance,
all the way to the other side of the law.
'Neil Cross, the creator of the series, is a seasoned novelist and
it shows - the writing is economical, taut and evocative. This is,
quite literally, bloody brilliant' Metro Meet DCI John Luther in
the prequel to the BBC's epic series Luther, starring Golden Globe
winner Idris Elba. He's a murder detective. A near-genius. He's
brilliant; he's intense; he's instinctive. He's obsessional. He's
dangerous. DCI John Luther has an extraordinary clearance rate. He
commands outstanding loyalty from friends and colleagues. Nobody
who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. And yet
there are rumours that DCI Luther is bad - not corrupt, not on the
take, but tormented. Luther seethes with a hidden fury that at
times he can barely control. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of
madness, making him do things he shouldn't; things way beyond the
limits of the law. The Calling, the first in a new series of novels
featuring DCI John Luther, takes us into Luther's past and into his
mind. It is the story of the case that tore his personal and
professional relationships apart and propelled him over the
precipice. Beyond fury, beyond vengeance. All the way to murder...
Praise for The Calling: 'Cross delivers a brooding piece of
back-story for fans of the character inhabited by Idris Elba on
screen. However, if you're not already a DCI Luther convert, it
also serves as a good jumping off point into his tortured world'
Shortlist, top 20 crime novels of the year 'Unsettling, lyrical...
Cross has always dealt in darkness and been so adept at conjuring
bogeymen from the catacombs of mythology that you start to see them
everywhere' Guardian 'This story shares the editing technique and
visual power of the screen version... Unapologetic, brutal and
stunning - in the very real sense of that word... Cross is an
amazing writer, capable of lyricism and pathos as well as some of
the most traumatising scenes you're ever likely to experience in a
mainstream crime novel' Eurocrime 'Luther, who is intelligent and
almost freakishly intuitive, thus belongs not only to the Sherlock
Holmes tradition but also to the newer crime-fiction model
elaborated by Thomas Harris in his novels Red Dragon, The Silence
of the Lambs and Hannibal' Terrence Raffety, New York Times
'Gripping... eviscerating' Observer
*Read the book that inspired THE SISTER, the major ITV drama
starring RUSSELL TOVEY* 'Stunning' Peter James 'Creepy, unsettling,
and subtle' Guardian 'For fans of Hitchcock' Independent Nathan is
desperate to escape his past. If only his past was willing to let
go . . . He has never been able to forget the worst night of his
life: the party that led to the sudden, shocking death of a young
woman. Only he and Bob, an untrustworthy old acquaintance, know
what really happened and they have resolved to keep it that way.
But one rainy night, years later, Bob appears at Nathan's door with
terrifying news, and old wounds are suddenly reopened, threatening
to tear Nathan's whole world apart. Because Nathan has his own
secrets now. And Bob doesn't realise just how far Nathan will go to
protect them . . . Don't miss the book behind the major ITV drama
THE SISTER from Neil Cross, the highly acclaimed writer of LUTHER
and HARD SUN. PRAISE FOR BURIAL 'His most terrifying . . . scariest
and most satisfying yet' Time Out 'A terrifically scary and all too
believable tale. It's brilliantly written in taut, humorous prose,
while being exceptionally well observed and paced. Quite brilliant'
Daily Mirror 'Burial is not only a page-turner, but also a
sensitive and atmospheric portrayal of a man at the end of his
tether . . . Creepy, unsettling, and subtle' Guardian 'This
compulsive page-turner is a thrilling read and you can see why Neil
Cross is the lead scriptwriter for the incredibly successful
Spooks' The Sun 'An intelligent, tightly written page-turner' Daily
Mail 'A skillfully-told and macabre story for fans of Hitchcock . .
. Cross marries literary values to the page-turning crime
narrative' Independent
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Luther: Series 1 (DVD)
Idris Elba, Saskia Reeves, Ruth Wilson, Warren Brown, Steven Mackintosh, …
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All six episodes from the first season of the BBC crime thriller
series starring Idris Elba. Brilliant but flawed murder detective
John Luther (Elba) sees it as his personal crusade to track down
the depraved killers it is his job to identify. But as he struggles
with personal demons of his own, his strong moral code cannot
always be relied upon to protect him from the dangerous violence of
his own emotions and passions. Saskia Reeves, Paul McGann and
Steven Mackintosh co-star.
Searching for mythical beasts, a family ignores the monster in the
backyard It all started with the death of an ape. This is not so
odd in Monkeyland, the sanctuary that Patrick and Jane founded
together in a last-ditch attempt to revive their flagging marriage.
But there was something different about this dead ape, and Patrick
soon becomes obsessed with uncovering the mystery surrounding its
death. Meanwhile, Jane's in Zaire shooting a nature show and
possibly cheating on Patrick with the producer; their son, Charlie,
was fired from the sanctuary after an altercation with a customer;
and daughter Jo is home from boarding school but may as well have
stayed for all they see her. Then there's the predatory cat
stalking the periphery of the dilapidated zoo, dodging just out of
sight, evading capture, and driving Patrick's obsession to a fever
pitch. While Jane and Patrick follow their preoccupations,
searching for wild beasts, they manage to ignore the one growing in
their midst. Finally, a gruesome act forces the family to come to
terms with a dark reality.
The paths of a cult leader, a precognitive man with a secret, and a
detective with a troubled past intersect in this dark and absorbing
mystery from the creator of Luther Andrew Taylor was a typical,
pleasant lower-middle-class Bristol boy, content with his
dependable life and loving family . . . until the dreams started
coming. He has violent, visceral, powerful visions at night,
whispering about darkness, death, murdered women, nationwide grief.
Even worse, the dreams appear to be coming true, and soon Taylor
finds himself living in a nightmare. William Holloway is the
investigator called on to examine Taylor's unexpected
disappearance. It looks like an open-and-shut case of suicide:
Family man has mental breakdown, walks into sea to end pain. But
strange clues nag at Holloway, especially after an old adversary
rises from the grave to torment the detective. How, if at all, is
this spirit connected to Taylor's disappearance?
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize: From the creator of Luther
comes a gripping tale of the deep bonds between father and son
Always the Sun finds one man pushed past his limit, walking a
wobbly line between safeguarding and carnage. While mourning the
death of his wife and chasing away the darkness with a bottle,
widower Sam looks for a fresh start. Dragging his frail
thirteen-year-old son, Jamie, with him, Sam abandons their life in
Hackney to return to his hometown. On the outside, things appear to
be improving: Sam finds a job as a nurse at a local psychiatric
hospital, his older sister continues to offer whatever emotional
support she can, and Jamie enrolls at Churchill Comprehensive. But
Jamie seems to be having trouble fitting in at school. A group of
kids led by a particularly savage bully target the boy on his very
first day, and the administration is apathetic at best and
complicit in Jamie's continued torment at worst. A meeting with the
bully's father yields no answers, and soon after, Jamie comes home
bearing real, physical scars. Sam is left at a crossroads. With no
one able or willing to help, how far will he go to protect his
child?
From the creator of Luther: Told with absolute veracity and
unsparing candor, Heartland is the memoir of an isolated little boy
and the brutish stepfather he couldn't help but love When Neil
Cross was born, his mother suffered from severe postpartum
depression and later admitted to trying to kill herself and her
baby son. Then, when he was five, she "went out and didn't come
back," leaving behind her children and their heartbroken father.
Two years later she returns and gains custody of Neil, taking him
to live with her new partner, Derek Cross, who showers him with
attention and love in a way that Neil has never known. Derek
teaches him about music and books; he is patient but firm, and more
reliable than Neil's mother. But as Neil grows older he realizes
his stepfather is more complicated than he seems. For all his love,
Derek is a manipulator, an adulterer, a racist, and a con man. And
he is the father whom Neil now loves. With devastating honesty,
Neil Cross explores the circumstances of this love--one of pleasant
rewards but consequences too dire to predict.
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Given only weeks to live, Kenny Drummond finds a mystery worth
dying to solve In this gripping psychological thriller from the
creator of Luther, Kenny Drummond has been diagnosed with
late-stage brain cancer and is writing a list--a list of all the
people he has let down in one way or another. He is determined to
make amends before the black smudge that keeps showing up on his
scans exercises its final power over him. Working his way down the
list, Kenny comes to an old schoolmate, Callie Barton, who was kind
when he needed a friend. He heard she dated and eventually married
Jonathan Reese, and that they live in Bath. But no matter how hard
he tries, Kenny can't seem to get ahold of Callie; she's
disappeared without a trace. In fact, there are rumors that Reese
wasn't the kindest husband. And he sure seems like he has something
to hide. Now Kenny has a ticking clock and a promise to keep, and
nothing's going to stand in his way.
From the award-winning creator of Luther: A dark portrait of a
young British hitman and his quest to find something beyond his
cold, brutal world. Jon Bennet is the perfect employee: systematic,
productive, and utterly reliable. He is also completely detached
from the world around him and seemingly feels nothing . . . for
Jon's life is anything but common. On the tight leash of the
Tattooed Man, Jon kills and maims on order. And he's good at it.
But Jon's days of favor are about to end. After bumping into old
school friends, he slowly reenters the normal world, where the
bonds of friendship, love, and kindness are expected, and he finds
himself changing back into the person he once was. But the Tattooed
Man requires total servitude, and his wrath is more fearful than
Jon could ever have expected. This sophisticatedly twisted and
surprisingly moving novel by the PEN-shortlisted author of
Heartland and Burial and creator of the hit BBC crime series
starring Idris Elba--as well as the novel Luther: The Calling--is a
dark psychological journey into the mind of a killer and "a
thrilling tale of perverse redemption" (The Literary Review).
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