A Good Month For Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
A true-crime masterpiece which crosses James Ellroy with The Wire
A stunner! The best non-fiction detective book I've ever read* Peter James *
Superb - one of the best real-life cop books ever written. * Lee Child *
The book is briskly paced . . . Wilber, a former Washington Post reporter, is painstaking in tracing how the detectives go about their fieldwork. The cat-and-mouse games they play with suspects in the interrogation room are fascinating. * The Washington Post *
Wilber chronicles twelve homicides that occurred during February 2013 [and] employs his considerable skills to tell the stories of those investigating these violent acts . . . Wilber - who was given extraordinary access to interrogation rooms, crime scenes, and family homes - vividly depicts the tension, pressure and occasional tedium involved in crime-solving, portraying the work as both vital and unending. * The National Book Review *
Superb - one of the best real-life cop books ever written. * Lee Child *
The book is briskly paced . . . Wilber, a former Washington Post reporter, is painstaking in tracing how the detectives go about their fieldwork. The cat-and-mouse games they play with suspects in the interrogation room are fascinating. * The Washington Post *
Wilber chronicles twelve homicides that occurred during February 2013 [and] employs his considerable skills to tell the stories of those investigating these violent acts . . . Wilber - who was given extraordinary access to interrogation rooms, crime scenes, and family homes - vividly depicts the tension, pressure and occasional tedium involved in crime-solving, portraying the work as both vital and unending. * The National Book Review *
Del Quentin Wilber is a New York Times bestselling author of Rawhide Down, an account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. An award-winning reporter who previously worked at the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post, he covers the Justice Department for the Los Angeles Times.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509830503 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509830502 |
| Title | A Good Month For Murder |
| Author | Del Quentin Wilber |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2016-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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