
City of Lost Girls by Declan Hughes
There's a killer on the loose. He kills the lost girls. And he always kills in threes.
Taut and pacey, the prose is gorgeous, and there are plenty of twists and turns: a page turner and a treat * Guardian *
Praise for the Ed Loy series: * -- *
'If you don't love this, don't you dare call yourself a crime fiction fan' * Val McDermid *
'Relentless, wayward, compassionate and all too human, Ed Loy is a classic hard-boiled private detective, more than worthy of a place among the great creations of Chandler and Hammett' * John Connolly *
'Finally Ireland gets a hardboiled detective worthy of the name' * Ireland on Sunday *
'Declan Hughes breathes new life into the private-eye story' * Michael Connelly *
Praise for the Ed Loy series: * -- *
'If you don't love this, don't you dare call yourself a crime fiction fan' * Val McDermid *
'Relentless, wayward, compassionate and all too human, Ed Loy is a classic hard-boiled private detective, more than worthy of a place among the great creations of Chandler and Hammett' * John Connolly *
'Finally Ireland gets a hardboiled detective worthy of the name' * Ireland on Sunday *
'Declan Hughes breathes new life into the private-eye story' * Michael Connelly *
Declan Hughes was born in Dublin, where he lives with his wife and daughters. He has worked as a playwright and director, and co-founded the award-winning Rough Magic Theatre Company, where he was artistic director and writer-in-residence. The first in the series of Ed Loy mysteries, The Wrong Kind of Blood, won the Shamus Award for best first novel and the third, The Dying Breed, was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe award for best novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848543041 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848543042 |
| Title | City of Lost Girls |
| Author | Declan Hughes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2011-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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