A House of Knives William Shaw

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Summary

An honest detective comprehends the corrupting influence of power in a crime thriller that portrays the dark side of the sixties.

A House of Knives Summary

A House of Knives: the second Breen & Tozer mystery set in the corrupt underground of 60's London by William Shaw

GET HIGH. FALL FAR.

'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction' Peter James

'If you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid

'Utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun

The Black Sheep

The wayward son of a rising MP is mutilated and burnt in suspicious circumstances.

The Honest Detective

DS Cathal Breen dodges political embargo and death threats to pursue the case.

The Rolling Stone

Notorious art dealer Robert Fraser may provide the only clue - if only he will talk.

And as Breen slips deeper into London's underground of hippies and heroin, he edges nearer to the secrets of those at the very top. Banished from a corrupt and fracturing system, he will finally be forced to fight fire with fire.

A House of Knives Reviews

Insightful . . . a novel about the estrangement of fathers and sons, but Shaw has gone beyond that, creating an elegy for an entire alienated generation * New York Times *
Excellent period yarn that tackles bent police, the dark side of hippiedom and utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties * Sun *
A distinctive British crime drama, which benefits from a clear moral sense * Daily Mail *
It's a far out read, man. You'll dig it * Weekend Sport *

About William Shaw

William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the south east.
Shaw is the author of the acclaimed Breen & Tozer crime series: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives, A Book of Scars and Sympathy for the Devil; and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher. He is writing a new crime series starring the character DS Alexandra Cupidi from The Birdwatcher, the first of which is Salt Lane. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.

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Sku

GOR006493859

ISBN 13

9781848667426

ISBN 10

1848667426

Title

A House of Knives: the second Breen & Tozer mystery set in the corrupt underground of 60's London by William Shaw

Author

William Shaw

Series

Breen and Tozer

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Quercus Publishing

Year published

20150226

Number of pages

480

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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