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Book SynopsisAN INTENSELY CREEPY SERIAL KILLER THRILLER DEBUT, FOR FANS OF CHRIS CARTER, M. W. CRAVEN AND THE WHISPER MAN.
London's latest art installation is a real killer . . .
An underground artist leaves three glass cabinets in Trafalgar Square that contain a gruesome installation: the corpses of three homeless men.
With the artist promising more to follow, newly-promoted Detective Inspector Grace Archer and her caustic DS, Harry Quinn, must race against time to follow what few clues have been left by a savvy killer.
As more bodies are exhibited at London landmarks and live streamed on social media, Archer and Quinn's pursuit of the elusive killer becomes a desperate search.
But when Archer discovers that the killer might be closer than she originally thought - she realises that he has his sights set firmly on her . . .
He is creating a masterpiece. And she will be the star of his show.
Trade ReviewI flew through it . . .
Tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive * Simon Lelic *
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tense-as-hell high-body count
page turner, but a rarer thing too - one that's also
full of genuine warmth and humanity * William Shaw *
Have just finished this
hair-raisingly dark thriller . . .
you won't be able to put it down * Araminta Hall *
A serial killer thriller with the darkest of hearts,
David Fennell more than earns his place at the crime fiction table with this superb exploration of a psychopath with the creepiest modus operandi I've read in a long time, and a flawed yet brilliant detective * Fiona Cummins *
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hugely compelling procedural thriller set in London.
Unsettling, fast-paced, suspenseful and gripping. Loved the way the cityscape was rendered.
Excellent * Will Dean *
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stunning start to what promises to be
a fantastic new series.
The Art of Death is
layered, twisty and so deliciously dark.
A hero for our age; DI Grace Archer is fierce and relentless, intuitive and driven, yet underneath the mask she wears, she's also surprisingly vulnerable and just a little bit damaged. I can't wait to see what she gets up to next * M. W. Craven, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger *
A serial killer classic in the making,
The Art of Death is
neatly plotted, perfectly paced and brilliantly characterised with a clever concept that
hooks you in and holds you tight, right up to the extremely satisfying final page * Susi Holliday *
Chilling, unsettling and wonderfully atmospheric, it grips from first page to last. I hope we'll be hearing much more from Fennell and his
brilliant detective, Grace Archer * Brian McGilloway *
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gritty, dark thriller. Perfect for fans of Chris Carter * Olivia Kiernan *
