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Bad Blood: A compelling, page-turning and current Irish crime thriller
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Bad Blood: A compelling, page-turning and current Irish crime thriller
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brian McGilloway
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Series | DS Lucy Black |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 124 |
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Category/Genre | Crime and mystery |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781472133687
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Constable
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Publication Date |
7 April 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee Child 'A tense and beautifully-written crime novel that takes the reader into lives that aren't seen often enough' Ann Cleeves _________ A young man is found in a riverside park, his head bashed in with a rock. The only clue to his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club. DS Lucy Black is called in to investigate. As Lucy delves into the community, tensions begin to rise as the man's death draws the attention of the local gay rights group to a hate-speech Pastor who, days earlier, had advocated the stoning of gay people and who refuses to retract his statement. Things become more complicated with the emergence of a far right group targeting immigrants in a local working-class estate. As their attacks escalate, Lucy and her boss, Tom Fleming, must also deal with the building power struggle between an old paramilitary commander and his deputy that threatens to further enflame an already volatile situation. ____________ Hatred and complicity abound in the days leading up to the Brexit vote in McGilloway's new Lucy Black thriller. Compelling and current, Bad Blood is an expertly crafted and acutely observed page-turner. Praise for Brian McGilloway: 'Dazzling' The Guardian on Borderlands 'A clever web of intrigue that deepens and darkens as it twists' Peter James on Gallows Lane
Author Biography
Brian McGilloway is the author of eleven crime novels including the Ben Devlin mysteries and the Lucy Black series, the first of which, Little Girl Lost, became a New York Times and UK No.1 bestseller. In addition to being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, he is a past recipient of the Ulster University McCrea Literary Award and won the BBC Tony Doyle Award for his screenplay, Little Emperors. He currently teaches in Strabane, where he lives with his wife and four children.
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