SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER
'A truly absorbing novel... legitimately frightening... unusually compelling' Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Brief History of the Dead
'Taut and timely' Alex Scarrow, author of the DCI Boyd thrillers
'A protagonist you want to root for... a fast-paced mystery Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds
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DI Lucy Stone's life was changed forever when terrorists deployed a lethal nerve gas at Waterloo Station, killing 10% of London's population.
Lucy should have died - but she didn't.
When London's most important scientist is brutally murdered, Lucy discovers he may have been working on an antidote to the chemical weapon.
But time is running out.
Will Lucy find the antidote - and catch the killer - before it's too late?
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'[A] whirlwind of a read... Terrifyingly imagined... Read if you dare' Amy Lilwall, author of The Biggerers
'Gripping, evocative and will keep you guessing' Press Association
'Genuinely exciting, page-turning and frighteningly credible' Business Post
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782278061
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Language: English (Language of text), English (Original language of a translated text)
A gripping, gritty and timely police procedural destined to be a bestseller - Independent Ireland
Truly absorbing... An unusually compelling thriller - Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Brief History of the Dead
A taut and timely blend of crime and dystopia - Alex Scarrow, author of the DCI Boyd thrillers
A skilfully rendered homage to London... with a protagonist you want to root for, and a fast-paced mystery at its heart - Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds
A whirlwind of a read. Lutz's terrifying imagined future is startlingly relevant to our own troubled present. Read if you dare - Amy Lilwall, author of The Biggerers
This dark dystopian thriller has the makings of being one of the best first novels out this year... powerful and unsettling... has the potential to become a cult classic - Shots Magazine
London In Black is ... gripping, evocative and will keep you guessing - Press Association
Gripping, evocative and will keep you guessing - Herald (Scotland)
A debut that's genuinely exciting, page-turning and frighteningly credible - Business Post
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London in Black is a breathless conspiracy thriller / murder mystery set in a terrifying near future. DI Lucy Stone is a memorable central character and she is surrounded by a compelling cast of villains, scientists,... More
London In Black is a dark, gritty, action packed thriller that will have you talking about it long after you reach the final page and I loved it.
London 2027 and terrorists release a highly sophisticated nerve gas...
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Set in the near future, London has been attacked by unknown terrorists using a Chemical Weapon that destroys people slowly in the worst possible way. Lucy is in the Police and comes across information that there may... More
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