Sirens by Joseph Knox
How it ends is up to DC Aidan Waits. Isabelle Rossiter has run away again. When Aidan Waits, a troubled junior detective, is summoned to her fathers penthouse home he finds a manipulative man, with powerful friends. But retracing Isabelles steps through a dark, nocturnal world, Waits finds something else.
Knox presents the city as pungently and uncompromisingly as Ian Rankin does Edinburgh * Guardian *
A firecracker of a crime taleHis writing is taut, atmospheric and studded with eye-catching descriptions. An arresting new talent. * Metro *
Razor-sharp urban noir – very special indeed. -- Lee Child
Sirens is a powerhouse of noir. Joseph Knox owns Manchester and paints it in all its grimy colours. -- Val McDermid
Thrilling, breathless stuff * Observer *
The dark, gritty underbelly of Manchester is captured with eviscerating authenticity in this debut . . . This is urban noir at its freshest and most ferocious. * Daily Mail *
A noir in that great tradition of the American writers James M Cain and Dashiel Hammet . . . it reminded me a bit of Chandler’s LA, the whole city is corrupt, the authority figures are as bad as the criminals. -- Jake Kerridge on Open Book, Radio 4
Jumps straight into the top league of English noir. * The Times *
Manchester throbs with lowlife in this startling debut . . . a page-turner with a beating heart. I loved it. -- Sarah Hilary
This is an excellent read; it feels both classic and completely new and is remarkably assured for a first outing. * Stylist *
Gripping, powerfully compelling debut * Daily Express *
Waits’ first fictional outing is a shadowy, disturbing narrative and once you start reading it’s hard to resist the call. Sirens is the best British crime debut of the last five years. * Crimescene Magazine *
A fierce, assured and utterly compelling debut . . . A Ross MacDonald for the 21st century. -- Stav Sherez
Great read. A powerful piece of Manchester noir, brutal, poignant and dark as tar. -- Cath Staincliffe
Fresh and darkly stylish, Sirens is a striking debut that marks the arrival of a major new crime writing talent. -- Chris Ewan
A firecracker of a crime taleHis writing is taut, atmospheric and studded with eye-catching descriptions. An arresting new talent. * Metro *
Razor-sharp urban noir – very special indeed. -- Lee Child
Sirens is a powerhouse of noir. Joseph Knox owns Manchester and paints it in all its grimy colours. -- Val McDermid
Thrilling, breathless stuff * Observer *
The dark, gritty underbelly of Manchester is captured with eviscerating authenticity in this debut . . . This is urban noir at its freshest and most ferocious. * Daily Mail *
A noir in that great tradition of the American writers James M Cain and Dashiel Hammet . . . it reminded me a bit of Chandler’s LA, the whole city is corrupt, the authority figures are as bad as the criminals. -- Jake Kerridge on Open Book, Radio 4
Jumps straight into the top league of English noir. * The Times *
Manchester throbs with lowlife in this startling debut . . . a page-turner with a beating heart. I loved it. -- Sarah Hilary
This is an excellent read; it feels both classic and completely new and is remarkably assured for a first outing. * Stylist *
Gripping, powerfully compelling debut * Daily Express *
Waits’ first fictional outing is a shadowy, disturbing narrative and once you start reading it’s hard to resist the call. Sirens is the best British crime debut of the last five years. * Crimescene Magazine *
A fierce, assured and utterly compelling debut . . . A Ross MacDonald for the 21st century. -- Stav Sherez
Great read. A powerful piece of Manchester noir, brutal, poignant and dark as tar. -- Cath Staincliffe
Fresh and darkly stylish, Sirens is a striking debut that marks the arrival of a major new crime writing talent. -- Chris Ewan
Joseph Knox was born and raised in and around Stoke and Manchester, where he worked in bars and bookshops before moving to London. He runs, writes and reads compulsively. His debut novel Sirens was a bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. The Smiling Man and The Sleepwalker are the second and third books in the series.
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780857524331 |
| ISBN 10 | 085752433X |
| Title | Sirens |
| Author | Joseph Knox |
| Series | Aidan Waits |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for First Novels 2017 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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