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The Birdwatcher: a dark, intelligent thriller from a modern crime master


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About the Book

WHAT DRIVES GOOD MEN TO MURDER? 'The most gripping book I've read in years. William Shaw is, quite simply, an outstanding storyteller' Peter May 'Grips the reader by the throat and never lets go' Independent Sergeant William South has always avoided investigating murder. A passionate birdwatcher and quiet man, he has few relationships and prefers it that way. But when his only friend is found brutally beaten, South's detachment is tested. Not only is he bereft - it seems that there's a connection between the suspect and himself. For South has a secret. He knows the kind of rage that killed his friend. He knows the kind of man who could do it. He knows, because Sergeant William South himself is a murderer. Moving from the storm-lashed, bird-wheeling skies of the Kent Coast to the wordless war of the Troubles, The Birdwatcher is a crime novel of suspense, intelligence and powerful humanity about fathers and sons, grief and guilt and facing the darkness within. (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd

About the Author :
William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the south east. Shaw is the author of the acclaimed Breen & Tozer crime series: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives, A Book of Scars and Sympathy for the Devil; and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher. He is writing a new crime series starring the character DS Alexandra Cupidi from The Birdwatcher, the first of which is Salt Lane. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.

Review :
Unfolds a fascinatingly dark tale . . . This is a proper conspiracy thriller, with shameful secrets hidden behind government regulation. It involves real history, real people, real crimes with real consequences - Spectator, on A Book of Scars Both a first-rate mystery and a compelling and accurate portrait of a changing society that is confused about the present and ill-at-ease with the past - Guardian, on A Book of Scars Excellent . . . Combines nostalgic period detail with an emotional intensity found only in the very best crime fiction - Sunday Times, Sixty Best Crime Novels, on A Book of Scars Insightful . . . a novel about the estrangement of fathers and sons, but Shaw has gone beyond that, creating an elegy for an entire alienated generation - New York Times, on A House of Knives A first-rate police thriller - C. J. Sansom, on A Song from Dead Lips


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781784299422
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Quercus Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: a dark, intelligent thriller from a modern crime master
  • ISBN-10: 1784299421
  • Publisher Date: 19 May 2016
  • Binding: Downloadable audio file
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N


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