The Sun is God - Softcover

Adrian McKinty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846689848 ISBN 13: 9781846689840

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2015

Synopsis

[Read by Gerard Doyle]

The latest novel from awardwinning author Adrian McKinty

Colonial New Guinea, 1906. A small group of mostly German nudists live an extreme backtonature existence on the remote island of Kabakon. Eating only coconuts and bananas, they purport to worship the sun. One of their members, Max Lutzow, has recently died, allegedly from malaria. But an autopsy on his body in the nearby capital of Herbertshohe raises suspicions about foul play.

Retired British military police officer Will Prior is recruited to investigate the circumstances of Lutzow's death. At first, the eccentric group seems friendly and willing to cooperate with the investigation. They all insist that Lutzow died of malaria. Despite lack of evidence for a murder, Prior is convinced the group is hiding something.

Things come to a head during a latenight feast supposedly given as a sendoff for the visitors before they return to Herbertshohe. Prior fears the intent of the ''celebration'' is not to fete the visitors but to make them the latest murder victims.

About this title

About the Author

Adrian McKinty was born in Northern Ireland and studied at Oxford University before moving to America. His novel Dead I Well May Be was shortlisted for the 2004 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. Its sequel, The Dead Yard, was selected as one of the twelve best novels of the year by Publishers Weekly, and Blackstones production won the 2007 AudieŽ Award for Best Thriller/Suspense.

Review

“The writing resembles Joseph Conrad without the layers of hard-to-understand impressionistic writing or Graham Greene without the Catholic guilt.... Entertaining.”
– BUFFALO NEWS

“McKinty’s gift for storytelling is evident...his fascinating tale is rich in detail, and there’s a most unexpected hero.”
– RT BOOK REVIEWS

“That the story of the Cocoivores is true makes it all the more fascinating and an intriguing frame for this entertaining and unusual historical mystery.”
– BOOKLIST

 
Praise for the Detective Sean Duffy novels:
 
"The best crime novel that I've read in a long time.... [McKinty is] a great writer.”
—NANCY PEARL
 
“An utterly brilliant novel with its own unique voice.” —STUART NEVILLE
 
“Pitch-perfect....Everything in this novel hits all the right notes. This is crime fiction at its best.” – BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW
 
"I Hear the Sirens in the Street blew my bloody doors off!" -IAN RANKIN, author of the Inspector Rebus novels

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1846689848
• ISBN 13: 9781846689840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288