Without Warning - Softcover

Will Napier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0224073567 ISBN 13: 9780224073561

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2010

Synopsis

It was years ago, in the town of Maritime, that the secrets of the Pullman home were discovered, when Joe's father was dragged off by the police, convicted for life for the brutal murder of a young boy. Joe has moved on, a father himself and - as the town undertaker and a council member - a respected citizen of Henderson, Maryland. But he still wears the scars of his father's abuse, and the memories of the summer when he found a way to make it all stop are bleeding back into the present. Living in the local boarding house, desperately hiding the crisis in his marriage from Henderson's gossips, Joe decides to confront his past, only to discover that his past has beaten him to it..."Without Warning" is a unique and terrifying thriller. Written with unstinting empathy, this is the brutal, unforgettable story of a fragile life cracked by the reverberations of trauma but somehow held in place by a simple human dignity.

About this title

About the Author

Will Napier has split his adult life between Scotland and America. He now resides in Atlantic Beach, Florida with his wife and four children. His first novel Summer of the Cicada was published by Jonathan Cape in 2005. He is writing his third novel and completing a collection of short fiction.

Review

"Dignified, damaged Joe is a wonderfully complicated creation" * Guardian * "Napier is a good writer...the dialogue is spare and convincing and there are flashes of brilliance and insight" * Daily Mail * "A new dark and disturbing voice" -- Bernard MacLaverty

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0224073567
• ISBN 13: 9780224073561
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448