The Lost by Simon Beckett
A London detective makes a gruesome discovery that could solve the riddle of his son's disappearance in this crime thriller series debut. Det. Sgt. Jonah Colley of the Metropolitan firearms unit has been wracked with guilt for the past ten years, ever since his son went missing under his care. The tragedy broke up his marriage and left him estranged from his best friend, Det. Sgt. Gavin McKinney. But now Gavin calls him out of the blue. Desperate for help, he needs Jonah to meet him at Slaughter Quay. Jonah arrives to a horrifying crime scene where Gavin was brutally attacked and left for dead. As the only survivor, he is also a person of interest. But even while under suspicion himself, Jonah is determined to find out what happened. Uncovering a network of secrets and lies about the people he thought he knew, he's forced to question what really happened all those years ago. The Lost is the first book in the Jonah Colley thrillers by the award-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of the David Hunter series.The Chemistry of Death, Written in Bone, Whispers of the Dead, The Calling of the Grave, The Restless Dead, and The Smell of Death are the No. 1 international bestselling David Hunter novels by Simon Beckett. His books have been translated into 29 languages, have appeared in the top ten bestseller lists in the Sunday Times, and have sold over 10 million copies around the world. He has written for The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, and Observer as a freelance journalist. After visiting the world-famous Body Farm in Tennessee and learning about the work of forensic anthropologists, David Hunter was inspired to write his first novel. He has also won the Raymond Chandler Society's Marlowe Award and been short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year awards. He is co-winner (with Arne Dahl) of Europe's largest crime fiction prize, the Ripper Award 2018/19. He has also won the Raymond Chandler Society's Marlowe Award and been short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and
He has also written several stand-alone novels, such as Stone Bruises and Where There's Smoke. Simon Beckett is a Sheffield-based writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781504078047 |
| ISBN 10 | 1504078047 |
| Title | The Lost |
| Author | Simon Beckett |
| Series | Jonah Colley Thrillers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open Road Integrated Media LLC |
| Year published | 2022-10-11 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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