King of Swords
King of Swords
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Miami, 1981. When Detective Max Mingus and his partner Joe are called to the scene of a death at Miami's Primate Park, it looks like another routine investigation. Until two things turn up: the victim's family, slaughtered; and a partly digested tarot card in the dead man's stomach.
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King of Swords by Nick Stone
Miami, 1981. When Detective Max Mingus and his partner Joe are called to the scene of a death at Miami's Primate Park, it looks like another routine — if slightly bizarre — investigation. Until two things turn up: the victim's family, slaughtered; and a partly digested tarot card in the dead man's stomach. The King of Swords. An increasingly bloody trail leads Max and Joe first to a sinister fortune-teller and her scheming pimp son, then to the infamous Solomon Boukman. Few have ever met the most feared criminal in Miami, but rumours abound of a forked tongue, voodoo ceremonies and friends in very high places. Against a backdrop of black magic and police corruption, Max and Joe must distinguish the good guys from the bad - and track down some answers. What is the significance of the King of Swords? What makes those who have swallowed the card go on a killing spree just before they die? And can Max find out the truth about Solomon Boukman, before death's shadow reaches his own front door . . .
Praise for Mr Clarinet: 'Terrifying, exhilarating. . A breathlessly compelling tale of black magic and mystery' Daily Express 'A masterwork, a tour de force . . . crime fiction at its engrossing zenith' Shots
Praise for Mr Clarinet: 'Terrifying, exhilarating . . . A breathlessly compelling tale of black magic and mystery' Daily Express 'A masterwork, a tour de force . . . crime fiction at its engrossing zenith' Shots
Praise for Mr Clarinet: 'Terrifying, exhilarating . . . A breathlessly compelling tale of black magic and mystery' Daily Express 'A masterwork, a tour de force . . . crime fiction at its engrossing zenith' Shots
Nick Stone was born in 1966 to a Scottish father and Haitian mother. King of Swords is his second novel, following the bestselling Mr Clarinet which won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller of the year. He lives with his wife in South London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780718149222 |
| ISBN 10 | 071814922X |
| Title | King of Swords |
| Author | Nick Stone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |