Dead Gone (Di Murphy & Ds Rossi 1) - Softcover

Veste, Luca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007525575 ISBN 13: 9780007525577

Publisher: Avon, 2014

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2014-01-16 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK The young girl you have found isn't the first experiment I've carried out She won't be the last.A tense. unpredictable. crime debut that will not only have you gripped. but will chill you to the bone. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Mark Billingham.A serial killer is stalking the streets of Liverpool. gruesomely murdering victims as part of a series of infamous. unethical and deadly psychological experiments.When it becomes apparent that each victim has ties to the City of Liverpool University. DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi realise theyre chasing a killer unlike any theyve hunted before - one who doesn't just want his victims' bodies . but wants their minds too.With a series of psychological twists Dead Gone will keep you guessing until the very end.

About this title

About the Author:

Luca Veste was the editor of the Spinetingler Award-nominated charity anthology Off The Record and co-editor of True Brit Grit. He lives in Liverpool with his wife and two young daughters.

Review:

“Craftily plotted. Veste keeps this gritty procedural moving through the shocking final revelations. ”
- Publishers Weekly

“A darkly impressive first novel, disturbing and intelligent.”
- The Times (London)

“A terrifying trip into the darkest corners of psychology. Dead Gone grabs you from page one and compels you to stay until the very end, and it is that element of not being able to get away that draws you in and makes you at one with the victims in this very dark and skillful thriller.”
- Criminal Element

“A chilling debut from a writer to watch.”
- Mark Billingham

“[An] impressive and inventive work...Murphy and Rossi have the makings of a successful series.”
- Bookgasm

“Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down, Dead Gone is a remarkable debut.”
- Steve Mosby, author of 'The Murder Code'

“For those who like their British crime thrillers gritty and dark, Dead Gone is the perfect read. It takes real skill to write about so much wickedness while also making it palatable. Veste does it all.”
- CurledUp.com

“Tense and darkly playful, Dead Gone is a cleverly constructed debut thriller.”
- Chris Ewan, bestselling author of the Good Thief series

“Luca Veste knows a lot about writing. This experience shows itself in his great new serial killer debut Dead Gone. This amazing novel has a gripping plot and an unpredictable storyline which is impossible to put down.”
- Mystery Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0007525575
• ISBN 13: 9780007525577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408