Author:John Harvey
The battered body of a young woman is found floating in the still water of an inner-city canal. Police suspect a serial killer, which makes it a case for the newly formed Serious Crime Squad. Not DI Charlie Resnick’s case, then; not his worry.
But soon another body is found, and this time Charlie has a personal interest. His lover, Hannah, knew the murdered woman, knew too that her husband was fiercely jealous. And very free with his fists. Arguing that her friend was the victim of domestic abuse, not the target of some anonymous killer, Hannah persuades Charlie to take on the case.
Investigating the murder, Resnick runs head-on into deeply disturbing questions about the nature of love, about the relationship of abuser and abused, and about our complicity in our own destruction.
A work of unusual excellence
—— The TimesOne part The Da Vinci Code, one part The Name of the Rose - A blazingly good yarn [and] an exceptional piece of scholarship ... A smart, swift, multitextured tale that both entertains and informs
—— San Francisco ChronicleThe Da Vinci Code for people with brains
—— IndependentA stunning first novel ... if Scott Fitzgerald, Umberto Eco, and Dan Brown teamed up to write a novel, the result would be The Rule of Four. An extraordinary and brilliant accomplishment - a must read
—— Nelson DeMilleAn assured piece of fiction that weaves together the past and the present seamlessly ... I enjoyed it tremendously
—— ObserverA marvellous book with a dark Renaissance secret in its coded heart
—— New York Times Book ReviewA minutely detailed examination of the political, social and psychological connotations of a murder.
—— VejaIn his first novel, Silvestre combines lyricism with historical documentation.
—— Cult MagazineThe descriptions of Venice and Venetian life are beautifully written and acutely observed … The author clearly has an excellent understanding of the Italian psyche and a profound knowledge of Venice and Venetian life. This is the 22nd book in Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti series and I can’t wait for the 23rd.
—— CrimereviewJohn le Carré takes us back to his favourite scenarios: Whitehall, the secret services, the gentleman's clubs, dodgy bankers, corrupt public schoolboys and gruesome American neo-cons . . . revelling once more in that imaginary world of secrets and lies that is le Carré's gift to us
—— Evening StandardTense, twisty, and driven by a melancholy insight into human motivation . . . deeply compelling
—— The WeekJohn le Carré is as recognisable a writer as Dickens or Austen, with an often-imitated but never rivalled cast of seedy spies, false lovers, public schoolboys struggling with guilt, and charming but immoral leaders of the brutal establishment . . . This is vintage le Carré and highly enjoyable
—— Financial TimesThrilling, suspenseful . . . Fans will not be disappointed
—— Sunday ExpressUtterly convincing characters, a tight plot . . . Wonderful
—— Sunday MirrorThrilling
—— ExpressChoreographed with unsettling precision
—— MetroWhen I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carré ... they were a journey into the wider world ... These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind
—— Aung San Suu KyiPlunges the reader into a modern-day thriller...Dad won't be able to put it down
—— Metro[It] has all the essential ingredients of his masterpieces: the dilemmas of duty, patriotism and decency
—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , Metro 'Books of the Year'John Le Carré at his masterful best . . . nobody does it better
—— Ben Macintyre , The Times 'Books of the Year'Widely hailed as a return to the good old Smiley days . . . le Carré writes with laconic elegance
—— Kate Saunders , The Times 'Books of the Year'
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