Doug Johnstone
Fault Lines
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Brilliantly constructed speculative crime fictionA classic whodunitDark psychological suspenseDoug Johnstone returns with his most explosive and original thriller yet...A little lie ... a seismic secret ... and the cracks are beginning to show...In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, where a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a new volcano in the Firth of Forth, and where tremors are an everyday occurrence, volcanologist Surtsey makes a shocking discovery. On a clandestine trip to new volcanic island The Inch, to meet Tom, her lover and her boss, she finds his lifeless body, and makes the fatal decision to keep their affair, and her dis…
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Brilliantly constructed speculative crime fictionA classic whodunitDark psychological suspenseDoug Johnstone returns with his most explosive and original thriller yet...A little lie ... a seismic secret ... and the cracks are beginning to show...In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, where a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a new volcano in the Firth of Forth, and where tremors are an everyday occurrence, volcanologist Surtsey makes a shocking discovery. On a clandestine trip to new volcanic island The Inch, to meet Tom, her lover and her boss, she finds his lifeless body, and makes the fatal decision to keep their affair, and her discovery, a secret. Desperate to know how he died, but also terrified she'll be exposed, Surtsey's life quickly spirals into a nightmare when someone makes contact - someone who claims to know what she's done...'A cracking and highly original thriller' Mark Billingham'You don't read Fault Lines so much as you white-knuckle your way through its twists and turns' Megan Abbott'A superb, highly original psychological chiller' Steve Cavanagh'Richly characterised, beautifully crafted, this is a book that you truly inhabit' Emma Kavanagh 'Scotland's truest exponent of noir' Chris Brookmyre'A subtly off-kilter speculative thriller that builds to a truly explosive ending' Eva Dolan'A pacey, gripping read' Louise Voss'Sexy, fearless and addictive' Helen FitzGerald'Johnstone weaves his compelling and original tale with great skill and elegance from the gripping beginning to a tense and explosive ending' Amanda Jennings'Brilliantly unputdownable' Martyn Waites'Superb' Luca Veste'Blending powerful imagination and plotting, this is the work of a writer at the top of his game' Stuart Neville'Plays with every single emotion' Susi Holliday'This had me hooked from the first page' Cass Green'Poignant, gripping and packed with seismic shocks' Paddy Magrane'Incisive, intelligent and imaginative' Michael J. Malone'I was completely swept away' Caroline Mitchell'Hits you lie a seismic shock' Douglas Skelton'Grabs you by the throat in the first chapter' Neil Broadfoot'A highly imaginative, hauntingly beautiful and genuinely clever whodunnit' Liz Loves Books'His best book yet! I simply devoured this fast-paced, explosive thriller' Portobello Book Blog'An explosive thriller' Daily Record'I read the book in one sitting, turning the pages as fast as my reading speed would allow' Off-the-Shelf Books'Filled with edge-of-your-seat moments, heartbreak, and the possibilities that can spiral from telling a lie' What Jess Reads
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-912374-16-8
- EAN: 9781912374168
- Produktnummer: 26078878
- Verlag: Orenda Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 276 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 549 KB
Über den Autor
Doug Johnstone is an author, journalist and musician based in Edinburgh. He's had eight novels published, most recently Crash Land. His previous novel, The Jump, was a finalist for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. Several of his other novels have been award winners and bestsellers, and he's had short stories published in numerous anthologies and literary magazines. His work has been praised by the likes of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Irvine Welsh. Several of his novels have been optioned for film and television. Doug is also a Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow. He's worked as an RLF Fellow at Queen Margaret University, taught creative writing at Strathclyde University and William Purves Funeral Directors. He mentors and assesses manuscripts for The Literary Consultancy and regularly tutors at Moniack Mhor writing retreat. Doug has released seven albums in various bands, and is the drummer for the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, a band of crime writers. He also reviews books for The Big Issue magazine, is player-manager for Scotland Writers Football Club and has a PhD in nuclear physics.Follow him on Twitter @doug_johnstone and visit his website: dougjohnstone.com
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