Author:John Harvey
Why would a fifteen-year-old boy commit suicide? Mind you, who cares when he's a no-good kid on trial for bludgeoning an elderly couple to death?
But when the senior investigating officer is then found brutally murdered, DI Charlie Resnick is put on the case, and uncovers some sinister and startling revelations.
It also brings Resnick into contact with Hannah Campbell, with whom he finds himself falling unexpectedly and awkwardly in love.
This novel has joy, warmth and extreme violence: the compulsion to turn the page is almost painful
—— Mail on SundayEasy Meat is...a first-class story with a clever plot and believable characters, crafted by a writer on top form
—— The TimesTautly written, beautifully plotted... I've never read such consistently good thrillers
—— Chris PattenBurdett's attention to character and his studiously elegant prose style elevate this admittedly lurid work well above the usual raunchy thriller. Pensive, articulate Sonchai has a strong philosophical bent that makes him an excellent guide to the seamy Southeast Asian underworld
—— Entertainment WeeklyLike no other novel that's come my way lately. Ironic, sexy and trailing an odour that reminds me of a Bangkok Street after hours ... Expect to be enlightened
—— Literary ReviewOpen Bangkok Tattoo and you will read on and on, with wide-eyed fascination, some horror or disgust, and considerable delight
—— Washington PostStarkly written, dropping in and out of patois and slang, Tom Benn paints a disturbing picture of our society's underclass.
—— Mark Timlin , Crime TimeObvious echoes of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . . . darker and with more twists and coils than a hangman's noose, it deserves to do equally well
—— Daily ExpressRubbernecker isn’t your average crime novel: it's far better than that
—— We Love This BookBauer has once again succeeded in creating an innovative path into detection
—— The TimesThe exciting result reads like a collaboration between Mark Haddon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) and Barbara Vine
—— Sunday TelegraphA brilliant description of autism from the inside
—— Literary ReviewObvious echoes of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . . . and with more twists and coils than a hangman's noose, it deserves to do equally well
—— Sunday ExpressBauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the reader: in the sense of making you jump out of your chair, certainly, but also in that she makes you think a bit differently about the world
—— Daily TelegraphThe exciting result reads like a collaboration between Mark Haddon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) and Barbara Vine.
—— Sunday TelegraphBauer has once again succeeded in creating an innovative path into detection.
—— The Times[Rubbernecker] contains one of the most startling plots in contemporary crime fiction
—— Sunday Times Culture MagazineA fearlessly twisty whodunit
—— MetroBelinda Bauer is one of the best British crime writers out there right now
—— Simon KernickBelinda Bauer's thrillers are always compelling, always original, always brilliant. I will rush to read anything she writes
—— Mark BillinghamBold and original, Rubbernecker draws you into unexpected psychological territory with its sophisticated, fast-paced story. A thought-provoking page-turner you won't be able to put down.
—— KOETHI ZAN, author of The Never List