The Valkyrie Song

Russell, Craig

ISBN 10: 1445004550 ISBN 13: 9781445004556

Publisher: Isis Audio Books, 2010

Synopsis

Jan Fabel is a troubled man. His relationships with the women in his life are becoming increasingly complicated. If that weren’t bad enough, after a gap of ten years, a female serial killer – the Angel of St Pauli – again makes the headlines when an English pop star is found in Hamburg’s red-light district, dying of savage knife wounds. Links emerge with a series of apparently unrelated events. A journalist murdered in Norway. The death of a Serbian gangster. And a long-forgotten project by East Germany’s Stasi conceived at the height of the Cold War, involving a highly trained group of female assassins, known by the codename Valkyrie. Fabel’s hunt for the truth will bring him up against the most terrifyingly efficient professional killer.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig Russell was born in 1956, in Fife, Scotland. He served as a police officer and worked in the advertising industry as a copywriter and creative director. In 2007, his second novel, Brother Grimm, was shortlisted for the CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger Russell and in the same year he was presented with a Polizeistern (Police Star) award by the Polizei Hamburg for raising public awareness of the work of the Hamburg police. In 2008 he won the CWA Dagger in the Library. For more information about Craig Russell and his books, please visit www.craigrussell.com

Review:

"Brilliant ... Crime writing par excellence" -- Joanna Franks * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * "Sharp prose, believably drawn characters and a well-judged tension combine with the distinctive location to ensure a gripping, entertaining read" * Civvy Street Magazine * "Splendid thriller ...the story races along with pace and verve ... Russell keeps the shocks and surprises coming until the final revelation which leaves the reader smacking his head with a satisfying, Homer-like "D'oh!"" * Daily Express * "If you are looking for a devilishly cunning plot, a truly gripping storyline and a mind-blowing maze of entertaining twists and turns then Chief Commissar Jan Fabel has just the case for you. ... With a superb cast of characters and a startling and totally unexpected denouement, this is another first-class thriller from the master of suspense" * Lancashire Evening Post * "If you're looking for a distinctive and exciting new voice in crime fiction, then look no further than Craig Russell. This is gritty, authentic and disturbing stuff" -- Mo Hayder

About this edition

• Publisher: Isis Audio Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1445004550
• ISBN 13: 9781445004556
• Binding: MP3 CD