{"product_id":"crime-song-9781473618213","title":"Crime Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second in a terrific new series featuring troubled PI Frank Marr. For fans of Mark Billingham and Jeffery Deaver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Swinson is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eone of the most exciting new voices to come along in crime fiction in this decade\u003c\/b\u003e, and CRIME SONG is Exhibit A of his remarkable talent. Swinson's writing is heartfelt, powerful, and authentic, and Frank Marr is as fully rendered as any detective in recent memory. -- Michael Koryta, bestselling author of RISE THE DARK\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003enon-stop drive through American crime\u003c\/b\u003e, punishment and even an alley or two of justice. -- James Grady, author of \u003ci\u003eSix Days of the Condor\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Second Girl\u003c\/i\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edown-and-dirty thriller\u003c\/b\u003e with real heart from an author who knows what he's talking about. This is \u003cb\u003efirmly in George Pelecanos territory\u003c\/b\u003e and it doesn't get much better than that. -- Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003eDavid Swinson pulls off a \u003cb\u003emasterly piece of characterization\u003c\/b\u003e...The writing throws sparks, and the \u003cb\u003eferocious plot\u003c\/b\u003e peels back layer after layer of Frank's character as we - and he - find out how much of his humanity is still left. -- Tana French\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, authentic tale (the author is an ex-cop) of a man's journey into the heart of darkness that will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e * Shortlist *\u003cbr\u003eMarr is \u003cb\u003eone of the most compelling and complex protagonists to come along in years\u003c\/b\u003e. And, not content with just creating a memorable hero, author Swinson also offers up a \u003cb\u003ebreakneck plot\u003c\/b\u003e...Reminiscent of\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and the writing of \u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a winner. -- Jeffery Deaver\u003cbr\u003eImagine Philip Marlowe upped and transplanted to contemporary Washington with a mountain of stolen coke hidden in a secret safe rather than a bottle of bourbon in his desk drawer, and you're close to Frank Marr, the \u003cb\u003ewinningly debauched private investigator\u003c\/b\u003e hero of this gritty thriller...A \u003cb\u003ecomplex, vulnerable but brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e creation, with a unique personal morality, his spare narration is\u003cb\u003e laced with wry humour \u003c\/b\u003ebut entirely lacking in self-pity. * Crime Scene Magazine *\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408802423127,"sku":"9781473618213","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473618213.jpg?v=1730504262","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crime-song-9781473618213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}