Shut Eye
A gripping crime thriller you won't be able to put down
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-80032-829-7 (ISBN)
Description
After a brutal murder... Fear is the name of the gameA married airline pilot lies dead in his London flat - his torso scarred by a shattered champagne bottle left protruding from his abdomen.
But who was the man filmed with Teddy as he left Heathrow? What secrets is he hiding?
Ex-copper turned private investigator Billy Rucker joins the case on the exhortation of Teddy's brother, a well-known MP. For Rucker it's the start of a lonely trail through the city, clutching a grainy black and white photograph and a gnawing suspicion at the pit of his stomach.
Until a chilling phone call in the night changes everything...
Packed with chilling suspense, Adam Baron is perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Robert Bryndza or Peter James.
Praise for Adam Baron'Rucker is an intelligent, reflective hero, a man well worth keeping an eye on' Donna Leon
'Classy and able thriller, with crunchy London backgrounds... an agile and ingenious plot... (the) forecast for the series is excellent' Literary Review
'It is Rucker's disillusioned monologue that makes Shut Eye stand out... an accomplished first novel' The Times
'This thriller stays in the mind even when you're not reading it' Front magazine
'Great atmosphere... a surefire hit' Aberdeen Evening Express
'Good gritty stuff' Crime Time
'A treat' Evening Standard
But who was the man filmed with Teddy as he left Heathrow? What secrets is he hiding?
Ex-copper turned private investigator Billy Rucker joins the case on the exhortation of Teddy's brother, a well-known MP. For Rucker it's the start of a lonely trail through the city, clutching a grainy black and white photograph and a gnawing suspicion at the pit of his stomach.
Until a chilling phone call in the night changes everything...
Packed with chilling suspense, Adam Baron is perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Robert Bryndza or Peter James.
Praise for Adam Baron'Rucker is an intelligent, reflective hero, a man well worth keeping an eye on' Donna Leon
'Classy and able thriller, with crunchy London backgrounds... an agile and ingenious plot... (the) forecast for the series is excellent' Literary Review
'It is Rucker's disillusioned monologue that makes Shut Eye stand out... an accomplished first novel' The Times
'This thriller stays in the mind even when you're not reading it' Front magazine
'Great atmosphere... a surefire hit' Aberdeen Evening Express
'Good gritty stuff' Crime Time
'A treat' Evening Standard
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80032-829-7 (9781800328297)
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Adam Baron is the author of five novels, which have been widely translated and dramatised on BBC Radio 4. He has worked as an actor, journalist, comedy writer/performer and in-house writer for Channel 4 Television. He is currently MA Course Director in Creative Writing at Kingston University, London. He lives in Greenwich, London, with his wife and three young children.