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It's as if he's being mocked from beyond the grave...When John Nichols arrives to identify the body of an old friend, he is instantly caught up in the wreckage of Alan Mustgrave's life. This is the side of Paris the tourists don't see, where everyone has a past but very few count on a future. But what can he expect from a man who bled to death in his own S&M show? Now there's a maverick police lieutenant on the prowl who thinks that Mustgrave was murdered. As the horrific extent of police abuse is revealed, the race is on to find the link between a slew of apparent suicides - and the key to it is buried deep in Nichols' past.

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'An intriguing read, with a bold and surprisingly moving ending' Guardian. * Guardian *
'Imaginative and disturbing' The Times. * The Times *
'Both the plot and the characters are strikingly original, and the story's pessimism is balanced by Varenne's inexhaustible human sympathy' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
'Simply superb' Joan Smith. * Joan Smith *

Bed of Nails

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    A Paperback / softback by Siân Reynolds, Antonin Varenne, Siân Reynolds

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      Publisher Quercus Publishing
      Published 6 June 2013
      ISBN-13 9781782062431
      978-1782062431
      ISBN-10 1782062432

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      It's as if he's being mocked from beyond the grave...When John Nichols arrives to identify the body of an old friend, he is instantly caught up in the wreckage of Alan Mustgrave's life. This is the side of Paris the tourists don't see, where everyone has a past but very few count on a future. But what can he expect from a man who bled to death in his own S&M show? Now there's a maverick police lieutenant on the prowl who thinks that Mustgrave was murdered. As the horrific extent of police abuse is revealed, the race is on to find the link between a slew of apparent suicides - and the key to it is buried deep in Nichols' past.

      Trade Review
      'An intriguing read, with a bold and surprisingly moving ending' Guardian. * Guardian *
      'Imaginative and disturbing' The Times. * The Times *
      'Both the plot and the characters are strikingly original, and the story's pessimism is balanced by Varenne's inexhaustible human sympathy' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
      'Simply superb' Joan Smith. * Joan Smith *

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