Superjack by Adam Baron
The third novel in Adam Baron's urban noir series sees private eye Billy Rucker caught up in saving the life of a well-known football star - now accused of murder.Having coffee with a famous footballer would be the highlight of the year for many people. Not so for private eye Billy Rucker. For only hours after meeting Jack Draper - 'Super Jack' to his adoring fans - Billy is standing over the brutalised body of a girl called Alison. A girl who was Jack Draper's mistress.Jack had wanted Billy to catch the person who had been stalking him. But now all the evidence points to Super Jack being a cold-blooded killer. As the footballer goes on the run, his wife Louise hires Billy to find out what really happened. And for Billy Rucker, the mean streets of London are about to get a whole lot meaner.'A British Dennis Lehane' Time Out'Urban noir has found a 21st century champion in hot new writer Adam Baron, and his street smart, brutal and unfeasibly attractive hero . . . An unmissable series.' Shine Magazine'Baron is a writer to watch.' Sunday Telegraph
'A British Dennis Lehane' Time Out; 'Far from your usual kiss-kiss, bang-bang. Already Baron is showing form which could taken him to the top.' Literary Review; 'Baron is a writer to watch.' Sunday Telegraph
Adam Baron is an actor and comedian as well as a writer for TV and radio. He is the author of the Billy Rucker crime series, and his most recent novel is It Was You. The second novel in the series, Hold Back the Night, will be dramatised on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333906170 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333906179 |
| Title | Superjack |
| Author | Adam Baron |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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