Stolen Souls

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A nail-biting, terrifying, adrenaline pumping thriller from the writer Lee Child calls 'an exceptional talent' and Mark Billingham a 'crime writing star' Gayla's only hope is about to turn into her worst nightmare Tricked into coming to Ireland with the offer of a good job, all Gayla wants to do now is run. As far and as fast as she can. Because her captors are close behind her, and they want her dead - no matter what. Two people are hunting her... Crime lord Arturus Strazdas has never had a woman he hasn't paid for and never had a friend who wasn't afraid of him. Now his brother is dead, and he's determined to find - and destroy - the woman responsible. ...And neither one will rest till she is dead On the other side of the city, Detective Inspector Lennon wants a quiet Christmas with his six year old daughter. But as the bodies start to mount up, he finds himself in a desperate race to save a woman's life, and track down two very dangerous killers. Stuart Neville's breakneck new thriller

Stuart Neville's first novel, The Twelve, was one of the most critically acclaimed crime debuts of recent years, winning the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best thriller. Collusion, Stolen Souls, Ratlines (shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The Final Silence and Those We Left Behind (a Richard and Judy Book Club choice) have garnered widespread praise, confirming his position as one of the most exciting crime authors writing today. www.stuartneville.com

Stolen Souls is a nightmare story in the most noir place on earth, told by an exceptional talent. Crime fiction doesn't get much better than that -- Lee Child Stolen Souls offers harrowing, uncompromising suspense -- Val McDermid The Twelve was an astonishing debut and Collusion proved it was no fluke. Now with Stolen Souls, Stuart Neville has raised the bar even higher. Gripping, compassionate and packed with wonderfully realised characters, this is a book that will stay with you long after you finish it. Just three books in and Stuart Neville is already a crime-writing star -- Mark Billingham Stolen Souls is another winner from a a man who's rapidly establishing himself as a top-notch thriller writer. Great stuff -- Simon Kernick Neville creates a break-neck pace as he switches between the story's different strands in punchy chapters...good, grisly fun -- Siobhan Murphy * Metro *