Head Case
Published on 11. January 2018
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-00-818223-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Quirky, offbeat, stylish and original. I loved it.' Mick Herron
Tom Mondrian is the last person you want on your case. And the only one who can solve it, in this quirky psychological thriller.
Tom Mondrian is watching his life ebb away directing traffic as a PCSO, until a bullet to the brain changes everything. With a new unusual perspective, including an inability to recognise faces and absolutely no filter between what he thinks and what he says, Tom's career is suddenly shifting gear.
Tom's new condition gives him an advantage over other police officers, allowing him to notice details that they can't see. Now, with his new insight and unwavering determination, Tom is intent on saving three missing girls, before more start to disappear...
Tom Mondrian is the last person you want on your case. And the only one who can solve it, in this quirky psychological thriller.
Tom Mondrian is watching his life ebb away directing traffic as a PCSO, until a bullet to the brain changes everything. With a new unusual perspective, including an inability to recognise faces and absolutely no filter between what he thinks and what he says, Tom's career is suddenly shifting gear.
Tom's new condition gives him an advantage over other police officers, allowing him to notice details that they can't see. Now, with his new insight and unwavering determination, Tom is intent on saving three missing girls, before more start to disappear...
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Head Case:'Absolutely loved Head Case. Couldn't put it down. Tragic, funny and frightening. Ross Armstrong has written another cracker.' Chris Whitaker, CWA New Blood Dagger winning author of Tall Oaks.
'Ross Armstrong has created a brilliant hero in Tom, and this novel is an enjoyable addition to the psychological thriller genre. Five Stars.' Heat
Praise for The Watcher:
'An eerily atmospheric reworking of Hitchcock's Rear Window' The Guardian on The Watcher
'Addictive and eerie, you'll finish the book wanting to chat about it' Closer Magazine, Must Read
'A twisted homage to Hitchcock set in a recognisably post-Brexit broken Britain. Tense, fast-moving and with an increasingly unreliable narrator, The Watcher has all the hallmarks of a winner.' Martyn Waites
'Ross Armstrong will feed your appetite for suspense' Evening Standard
'Unreliable narrator + Rear Window-esque plot = sure-fire hit' The Sun
'Brilliantly written...this psychological thriller is definitely one that will keep you up to the early hours. Five Stars.' Heat, Book of the Week
'A dark, unsettling page turner' Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing.
'Creepy and compelling' Debbie Howells author of The Bones of You
'The Watcher is an intense, unsettling read... one that had me feeling like I needed to keep checking over my shoulder as I read.' Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-818223-6 (9780008182236)
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Ross Armstrong is an actor and writer based in North London. He studied English Literature at Warwick University and acting at RADA. As a stage and screen actor he has performed in the West End, Broadway and in upcoming shows for HBO and Netflix. Ross' debut title The Watcher was a top twenty bestseller and has been longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger.