Ash & Bone: A Frank Elder Mystery (Frank Elder Mysteries) - Softcover

Harvey, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156032848 ISBN 13: 9780156032841

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2006

Synopsis

In the depths of his Cornish hideaway, retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder’s solitary life is disturbed by a call from his ex-wife, telling him his seventeen-year-old daughter, Katherine, is running wild, unbalanced by the abduction and rape he feels he should have prevented. Meanwhile, in the heart of London, the takedown of a violent criminal goes badly, and Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch is uneasy about the reasons why, an uneasiness that is compounded when she starts to believe she is being stalked.
 
Maddy and Frank had a brief and clumsy encounter years before. In Ash & Bone their lives connect again when a second phone call persuades Elder out of retirement, only to find that a cold case has a devastating present-day impact. 

About this title

Book Description:

Published in hardcover by Harcourt, 2005, 0-15-101139-7

From the Back Cover:

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist

"Harvey’s detectives . . . are the real deal?strong men who are sensitive enough to empathize with other people. Even people who happen to be women . . . In Elder, he has given them a champion who really does feel their pain."?The New York Times Book Review 

Retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder’s solitary life is disturbed by a call from his ex-wife, telling him his seventeen-year-old daughter, Katherine, is running wild. Meanwhile, the takedown of a violent criminal goes badly, and Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch’s uneasiness about it is compounded when she starts to believe she is being stalked. Maddy and Frank had a brief and clumsy encounter years before. In Ash & Bone their lives connect again when a second phone call persuades Elder out of retirement, only to find that a cold case has a devastating present-day impact.
"Distinguished by seriousness, sophistication and stylistic elegance."?The Washington Post

"Harvey imbues [his characters] with such richly rendered emotion . . . that the whole genre seems brand new."?Houston Chronicle

 
John Harvey is the author of ten Charlie Resnick novels. Flesh & Blood, the first novel featuring Frank Elder, won the Silver Dagger Award and the Barry Award. Harvey lives in Great Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0156032848
• ISBN 13: 9780156032841
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384