Death of a Murderer
Author(s): Rupert Thomson
One night in November 2002, PC Billy Tyler is called to a mortuary in Suffolk to guard the body of a notorious child-killer. But in the eerie silence of the hospital, the killer's presence begins to assert itself. A vivid evocation of an extraordinary moment in crime history, "Death of a Murderer" is a dark and gripping meditation on the fears and temptations that haunt us all.
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Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2007As chilling as Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, as mesmeric as Truman Capote's In Cold BloodBy the highly acclaimed author of Divided Kingdom and Dreams of Leaving
Shortlisted for Costa Novel Award 2007.
'His masterpiece, a novel so strong that it seems a foregone conclusion that Thomson will enjoy the commercial success and widespread acclaim he deserves ... brilliant' Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday 'Beautiful writing, occasional poetry, and an aching sense of the vulnerability of those we love. It's an ambitious and brave book' Carol Birch, Independent 'Exquisitely controlled ... What gives Death of a Murderer its greatest strength is its restraint. Nothing is exaggerated for effect ... Thomson is able to make glories of the tiniest moments' Toby Litt, Guardian 'Thomson reaches the summit of his powers ... a novel of beautiful moral complexity' Andrew O'Hagan
Rupert Thomson is the author of seven previous novels. His books have been shortlisted for awards including the Writer's Guild Fiction Prize for Air and Fire and the Guardian Prize for Fiction. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and daughter.
General Fields
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- : 55652
- : 55652
- : 04 February 2008
- : 198mm X 129mm X 16mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Rupert Thomson
- : Paperback
- : 608
- : 823.914
- : 256
- : ill
