Fade to Black
Contraband (Publisher)
Published on 28. January 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-910192-25-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Original and witty and goes like stink." - Greg Loftin, director, Saxon. The mysterious return of a deceased film icon forces media man Root Wilson - the director's obituarist - to hit London's streets in search of the truth. But powerful forces and henchmen are determined to stop Root, and he soon finds that he's a murder suspect himself ...not to mention a likely next victim. Moving swiftly between Peckham and Parliament Hill, Stoke Newington and Soho, this intricately plotted thriller is shot through with the mood of a basement jazz club at 1am. Inspired by The Third Man, it transforms the capital into a noir landscape full of fast-talking antagonists, matchless and smart-as-whip femmes fatales, and a River Thames that plays as big a part in the action as any other character.
Reviews / Votes
"Sharp and sassy prose redolent of 40s noir thrillers... original and witty and goes like stink." - Greg Loftin, director, Saxon. "Razor-sharp prose and knuckle-dusting adventures. Fade to Black is worthy of a wide audience and deserves to become a cult classic." - Anne Aylor, author, The Double Happiness Company. "Sharp, precise and witty." - Geoff Payne, ThinkTank International.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Saraband
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910192-25-2 (9781910192252)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Steve Mullins is a journalist who has freelanced for newspapers including the Financial Times, and International Herald Tribune, and is a specialist in media. He is a former advertising agency copywriter and has more than 25 years' writing experience, working mainly in London, with spells in Paris and San Francisco. Fade to Black is his first novel.