Deadland by William Shaw

Deadland by William Shaw

The new DS Cupidi thriller set in contemporary Kent from the bestselling author of The Birdwatcher and Salt Lane

*CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH* Superb. . Shaw handles diverse plotlines brilliantly, demonstrating his ability to write about contemporary events with keen intelligence -- Joan Smith * Sunday Times *
*PICK OF THE WEEK* Another clever, thoughtful mystery from one of the best authors of Brit crime fiction's new wave. * Sun *
Shaw has made the bleak and inhospitable Kent coastline one of the principal characters in his mysteries . . . Opens spectacularly -- Geoffrey Wansell * Daily Mail *
Delivering a great sense of place, well-drawn characters and a feisty heroine, this is highly recommended -- Myles McWeeney * Irish Independent *
A thrilling climax that will keep you guessing until the end * Candis Magazine *
Sinister and divisive themes . . . Shaw is a master of characterisation . . . Totally believable -- Jon Wise * Sunday Sport *
William Shaw is an expert manipulator of his readers' emotions . . . each new torment provokes readers' sympathies more and more . . . The many stranded drama works, but it is the boys' story that is the most engaging -- Natasha Cooper * Literary Review *
*Audiobook of the Week* In the inventive and arresting Deadland, the outrageously rich haves of the art world and a pair of hopeless have-nots collide with murderous results . . .Tautly constructed thriller . . . Jasmine Blackborow is exactly the right reader, good at both posh and demotic accents, she does full justice to Shaw's skilfully rounded characterisation. -- Christina Hardyment * The Times *
*BEST BOOKS OF THE SUMMER* 'When teenagers use a borrowed scooter to steal an iPhone X off a passer-by, the owner will stop at nothing, including murder, to get it back. The result is a superb, haunting, intelligent novel.' * Sunday Times *
*BEST THRILLERS OF 2019* 'It's up to DI Alexandra Cupidi to pull together disparate threads when a drug dealer is shot dead in a scrapyard and a severed arm shows up in an exhibit at Margate's Turner Gallery.' * Daily Mail *

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.

SKU	Non disponible
ISBN 13	9781786486639
ISBN 10	1786486636
Titre	Deadland
Auteur	William Shaw
Série	Ds Alexandra Cupidi
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Quercus Publishing
Année de publication	2020-02-06
Nombre de pages	480
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