A Dance of Ghosts

by Kevin Brooks Narrated by Paul Thornley

Overview

My name is John Craine and I am trying to forget ...
Sixteen years ago PI John Craine's wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Since then he has buried himself in work by day, and whisky by night. But one phone call changes everything. The mother of a missing young woman asks for his help, and Craine finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of corruption that leads back into the murky waters of the past...

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

04/14/2014
At the start of children’s author Brooks’s solid first adult novel, PI John Craine is sitting in a parked car videotaping Preston Elliot, who’s suspected of falsely claiming he severely injured his back at work, on a mean street in the dreary English town of Hey. When Elliot notices he’s being filmed, he goes over to Craine’s car and destroys the detective’s camcorder. Craine, a classic tortured soul, whose wife was brutally murdered in their bedroom 16 years earlier, soon finds himself in more trouble. Helen Gerrish, a bizarre and nervous woman, hires him to investigate the disappearance of her grown daughter, Anna, who the police believe scampered off on her own accord. Craine’s search for Anna takes him into Hey’s violent, drug-addled underground—and, eventually, into a confrontation with his own dark past. The plot meanders, but fans of contemporary British noir will be satisfied. (June)

From the Publisher

"Unputdownable. Riveting."  —Mo Hayder, author, Gone



"A superb plot, fantastic characters and brilliant writing."  —crimesquad.com

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175985581
Publisher:	W. F. Howes Ltd
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged

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