Red Riding 1980 by David Peace

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Summary

Third in the "Red Riding Quartet", this tale is set in 1980, when the Yorkshire Ripper murders his 13th victim. Assistant Chief Constable Hunter is drawn into a world of corruption and sleaze. When his house is burned down and his wife threatened, his quest becomes personal.

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Red Riding 1980 by David Peace

Third in a series of unique but connected thrillers set against an evolving backdrop of immense social change. The noir nightmare continues during the harsh winter of 1980. The Ripper murders his thirteenth victim and the whole of Yorkshire is terrorised. Assistant Chief Constable Hunter struggles to solve the hellish crimes and bring an end to the horror, but is drawn ever deeper into a world of corruption and sleaze. After his house is burned down, his wife?s life is threatened and his colleagues turn against him, Hunter?s quest becomes personal as he is left with nothing more to lose. Nineteen Eighty is a compelling battle between two desperate men, each determined to destroy the other. The latest dark Yorkshire journey confirms Peace?s reputation as one of the most talented contemporary crime writers.
?Quite simply, this is the future of British crime fiction? Time Out
Peace has found his own voice ? full of dazzling, intense poetry and visceral violence -- Uncut ?David Peace?s stunning debut has done for the county what Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy did for Los Angeles?This is a brilliant first novel * written with tremendous pace and passion? Yorkshire Post *
David Peace grew up in Yorkshire in the '70's and vividly remembers listening to the hoax tape of the Yorkshire Ripper on his way home from school. He was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003. He lives in Japan.
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ISBN 13 9781852426941
ISBN 10 1852426942
Title Red Riding 1980
Author David Peace
Series The Red Riding Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Year published 2001-07-12
Number of pages 386
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