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Genre/Form: | Thrillers (Fiction) Fiction |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Elliott Hall |
ISBN: | 9781848540729 1848540728 |
OCLC Number: | 440124647 |
Notes: | Originally published: 2009. |
Description: | 328 pages ; 20 cm |
Responsibility: | Elliott Hall. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
'An ingenious twist ... The first in a trilogy, Hall's novel combines pacy storytelling with a disturbing dystopian vision' * Mail on Sunday * 'A debut novel of considerable quality and great imagination' * reviewing the evidence.com * 'An outstanding first novel by a new Canadian author we should hear more of' * Independent * 'A menacing portrait of an all too plausible future ... a very readable, fast-paced thriller' * The Big Issue * 'It's a really good, traditional private eye story in its own right, coupled with a subtle and believable picture of a fundamentalist state' * Morning Star * 'A sharp and original debut novel' * Tangled Web * 'The prose style is smooth and entertaining ... Hall's world-building remains excellent throughout, creating a truly unsettling future America' * SFX Magazine * 'In many ways the most intriguing of new John Murray crop ... Strange is a very sympathetic hero, who does what private eyes do best by stirring the hornets' nest (and these are some pretty whacky hornets) and a fabulous sense of pace is engendered from page one. This is a very impressive first thriller indeed. More are promised; or if they're not, should be' * Shots * 'This debut crime novel is best read under a sweltering sun . . . against a deftly drawn backdrop, it is ingenious and witty' * Daily Telegraph * 'The First Stone is a knockout debut with the confidence to establish its world gradually ... Strange's sardonic wit makes him the perfect guide to his troublingly familiar landscape' * Guardian * Read more...

