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Death of a Murderer (Paperback)

Rupert Thomson (author)

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Paperback 256 Pages
Published: 30/08/2012

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One night in November 2002, PC Billy Tyler is called to a mortuary in Suffolk to guard the body of a notorious child-killer. But in the eerie silence of the hospital, the killer's presence begins to assert itself... A vivid evocation of an extraordinary moment in crime history, Death of a Murderer is a dark and gripping meditation on the fears and temptations that haunt us all.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408833100
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 189 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

‘His masterpiece, a novel so strong that it seems a foregone conclusion that Thomson will enjoy the commercial success and widespread acclaim he deserves ... brilliant' - Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday

‘Beautiful writing, occasional poetry, and an aching sense of the vulnerability of those we love. It's an ambitious and brave book' - Carol Birch, Independent

‘Exquisitely controlled ... What gives Death of a Murderer its greatest strength is its restraint. Nothing is exaggerated for effect ... Thomson is able to make glories of the tiniest moments' - Toby Litt, Guardian

‘Thomson reaches the summit of his powers ... a novel of beautiful moral complexity' - Andrew O’Hagan

Rupert Thomson

An award winning British novelist, Rupert Thomson published his first novel, Dreams of Leaving, in 1987 to widespread acclaim. A regular contributor to publications including the Guardian and the Financial Times, his novels reflect a peripatetic life which has seen him live variously in New York, Athens, Sydney, Rome, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Barcelona. His best-known works include: The Insult (which was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and chosen by David Bowie as one of his 100 Must-Read Books of All Time), Death of a Murderer (which was shortlisted for the Costa Prize) and the memoir This Party’s Got to Stop (which won the Writers’ Guild Non-Fiction Book of the Year). His latest novel is 2018’s Never Anyone But You.

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