Human Rites by Jj Marsh
British crime fiction where characters become people and place is part of the story.
Judgement is in the eye of the beholder.
Adrian Harvey, London wine merchant, has lost the Christmas spirit. Someone is stalking him, stealing his post and vandalising his shop. When the police question him after an anonymous tip-off, he's more than anxious. He's scared. And who is that nun?
Long time neighbour and friend DI Beatrice Stubbs is dispatched to Germany to investigate a series of apparently related art thefts, so Adrian seizes the chance to flee the city. He follows her to Hamburg to do some Christmas shopping and visit his ex. Yet the stalker is still on his heels.
While Beatrice is on the trail of a violent gang of mercenary thieves, Adrian runs from danger to the remote island of Sylt. But danger follows and Adrian has run too far.
From the icy streets of Hamburg, to the canals of Amsterdam, and the snowswept beaches of Sylt, Beatrice and Adrian discover how a virtue taken to extremes can lead to deadly sin.
Each book works as a stand-alone novel.
If you enjoy Kathy Reichs, LJ Ross and Henning Mankell, you'll love Human Rites.
Enthralling The menace of Du Maurier meets the darkness and intrigue of Nordic Noir. Keep the lights on and your wits about you. - Anne Stormont, author of Displacement
Human Rites has got it all: organised crime, Beatrice Stubbs, nuns, Stollen, wine, Adrian and Expressionist art, with the added delights of a German Christmas, gay men's choirs and a farty Husky. She's back and she's brilliant - The Crime Addict
JJ Marsh is the author of The Beatrice Stubbs series, which has been featured in The Guardian Readers' Recommend and The Bookseller's Editor's Pick. He is also the founder of Triskele Books, an award-winning author collective that was created in 2011. Triskele creates initiatives to promote other writers, such as Triskele LitFest and The Big5 Competition, in addition to publishing 21 novels. Co-editor of The Woolf, Zürich's literary ezine and authors' workshop - Journalist for Words with JAM, the journal for writers - Reviewer for Bookmuse, the readers' site with a difference
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| ISBN 13 | 9783952425862 |
| ISBN 10 | 3952425869 |
| Title | Human Rites |
| Author | Jj Marsh |
| Series | Beatrice Stubbs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prewett Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 284 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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