House with No Doors by Jeff Noon
'an excellent book ... a novel drenched in that most elusive and valuable of literary elements - atmosphere' The Spectator At first glance, Leonard Graves' death was unremarkable. Sleeping pills, a bottle of vodka, a note saying goodbye. But when Detective Henry Hobbes discovers a grave in the basement, he realizes there is something far more sinister at work. Further investigation unearths more disturbing evidence. Scattered around the old house are women's dresses. All made of the same material. All made in the same colours. And all featuring a rip across the stomach, smeared in blood. As the investigation continues and the body count rises, Hobbes must also deal with the disappearance of his son, the break-up of his family and a growing sense that something horrific happened in the Graves' household. And he's running out of time to find out what.
Fizzes with tension fused with underlying creepiness..you'll be hooked * Peterborough Telegraph *
Unsettling [and] largely successful in stirring the supernatural into the brew as beleaguered detective Henry Hobbes investigates a series of bloody slayings. * Financial Times *
'an excellent book - an original plot, a character it's a pleasure to spend time with, and the deployment of the author's clever, ranging talent ... a novel drenched in that most elusive and valuable of literary elements - atmosphere' * The Spectator *
Brilliant - a tour de force. Noon has taken the humble police procedural, blended in a genuinely frightening psychological element, added a layer of human corruption and ... a piquant dash of insanity * Fully Booked *
'A genuinely creepy exercise in neo-gothic that flirts with the supernatural and horror genres' * The Times *
Unsettling [and] largely successful in stirring the supernatural into the brew as beleaguered detective Henry Hobbes investigates a series of bloody slayings. * Financial Times *
'an excellent book - an original plot, a character it's a pleasure to spend time with, and the deployment of the author's clever, ranging talent ... a novel drenched in that most elusive and valuable of literary elements - atmosphere' * The Spectator *
Brilliant - a tour de force. Noon has taken the humble police procedural, blended in a genuinely frightening psychological element, added a layer of human corruption and ... a piquant dash of insanity * Fully Booked *
'A genuinely creepy exercise in neo-gothic that flirts with the supernatural and horror genres' * The Times *
Jeff Noon trained in the visual arts and drama and was active on the post-punk music scene before becoming a playwright, and then a novelist. Most recently publishing a crime novel, Slow Motion Ghosts, his other novels include Vurt, Pollen, Automated Alice, Nymphomation, Needle in the Groove, Falling Out of Cars, Channel SK1N, Mappalujo (with Steve Beard), A Man of Shadows, and the The Body Library. He has also published two collections of short fiction, Pixel Juice and Cobralingus. He lives in Brighton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857525635 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857525638 |
| Title | House with No Doors |
| Author | Jeff Noon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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