The Smiling Man by Joseph Knox
From the author of Sirens, Detective Aidan Waits returns - on the hunt to find The Smiling Man.
If you liked Sirens, you will love The Smiling ManGritty, noir, and packing a punch from the very first page. * Jane Harper, author of The Dry *
Gritty as hell. I loved it! A great urban cop thriller -- Ian Rankin
Sirens was one of the best books published last year and this intense, blackly comic follow-up is just as good. Joseph Knox has conjured up a sense of evil and corruption you can almost smell it. -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Express *
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
Imperfect as Aidan Waits is, the Manchester DC is the shining light in a world peopled by the worst kinds of bad people. This is Knox's second Waits book in what holds the promise of a classic series. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Talents such as Knox rarely emerge more than once in a generation. A crime fiction masterpiece * Metro *
If you like your crime fiction dark, gritty an contemporary, then Joseph Knox’s latest novel is for you . . . dripping with dark humour, written with style, a dark and engrossing ride through the mean streets of Manchester -- Clair Woodward * Daily Express *
Promises to be a classic series * Guardian *
Although nominally a police procedural, The Smiling Man has the sense of place and vivid atmosphere of a classic PI novel. .. Stylish, intelligent and full of heart, Joseph Knox is the best thing to have happened to English crime fiction in years. * Irish Times *
Gritty as hell. I loved it! A great urban cop thriller -- Ian Rankin
Sirens was one of the best books published last year and this intense, blackly comic follow-up is just as good. Joseph Knox has conjured up a sense of evil and corruption you can almost smell it. -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Express *
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
Imperfect as Aidan Waits is, the Manchester DC is the shining light in a world peopled by the worst kinds of bad people. This is Knox's second Waits book in what holds the promise of a classic series. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Talents such as Knox rarely emerge more than once in a generation. A crime fiction masterpiece * Metro *
If you like your crime fiction dark, gritty an contemporary, then Joseph Knox’s latest novel is for you . . . dripping with dark humour, written with style, a dark and engrossing ride through the mean streets of Manchester -- Clair Woodward * Daily Express *
Promises to be a classic series * Guardian *
Although nominally a police procedural, The Smiling Man has the sense of place and vivid atmosphere of a classic PI novel. .. Stylish, intelligent and full of heart, Joseph Knox is the best thing to have happened to English crime fiction in years. * Irish Times *
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780857524409 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857524402 |
| Title | The Smiling Man |
| Author | Joseph Knox |
| Series | Aidan Waits |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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