The Dead Don't Boogie by Douglas Skelton
Introducing Dominic Queste. Glasgow's mean streets may be deadly, but Queste is a mean, wisecracking private investigator who won't be led a dance. Queste's is a vicious world of brutal gangsters, merciless hitmen, dark family secrets and an insatiable lust for power in the highest echelons of politics.
Crime to make you laugh out loud, with a new hero, warm and witty investigator Dominic Queste, delving into the dark side of the west of ScotlandI look forward to reading more Queste adventures. - Alex Gray's Books of the Year, The Times Crime Club. A heady mixture of hardboiled detective novel and super-sharp black humour and it's a winning combination that will keep you engaged throughout. - Crime Fiction Lover. A great read that draws you in and keeps you hooked until it spits you out, 235 extremely enjoyable pages later... satisfying and convincing, and unexpected. - Undiscovered Scotland. The plot rattles along at break-neck speed. This is modern pulp fiction at its best... fast-paced and flippant. - Alastair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae. A simple commission to locate a missing young woman leads seedy former cokehead Dominic Queste into the dark side of Glasgow. Gangs, drugs and plenty of violence stand in the way of a happy outcome, but on the bright side Queste can be relied on to have a darkly witty take on his predicament. - The Times Crime Club. Fast-paced, funny and frightening - Dominic Queste's first outing supplies it all. - Lin Anderson. Absolutely brilliant. A quick-witted and vastly entertaining novel that takes Douglas Skelton into the crime fiction big league. - Alex Gray. If you like your humour black and your detective novels hard boiled, The Dead Don't Boogie is a cut above the rest. - Theresa Talbot. A white-knuckle, wisecracking thrill-ride. - Caro Ramsay
Douglas Skelton is a crime writer who specialises in the darker side of things: he's a former journalist who has published 11 books on true crime and criminal history. In 2011 he made the leap to writing crime fiction with a hugely successful series of thrillers featuring Davie McCall, a Glasgow hard man with a heart. The Dead Don't Boogie is his fifth novel and begins a new series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910192443 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910192449 |
| Title | The Dead Don't Boogie |
| Author | Douglas Skelton |
| Series | Dominic Queste Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Saraband |
| Year published | 2016-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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