{"product_id":"trigger-9781473618244","title":"Trigger","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe''s a good detective... with a bad habit.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA down-and-dirty thriller\u003c\/b\u003e with real heart from an author who knows what he''s talking about. This is firmly in \u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e territory and it doesn''t get much better than that.''\u003cb\u003e Mark Billingham \u003c\/b\u003eon THE SECOND GIRL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Marr was a good cop, until his burgeoning addictions forced him into retirement from the Washington D.C. police. Now, he''s barely eking out a living as a private investigator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOstracized by his family after a botched case that led to the death of his cousin, Frank is now clean. He passes the time by robbing the houses of local dealers, taking their cash and flushing their drugs down the toilet. But when an old friend from the police needs his help, Frank is drawn back into the world of dirty cops and suspicious drug busts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever one to play by the rules, Frank recruits a young man he nearly executed years before. Together, detective and criminal charge headfirst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEx-cop turned author, David Swinson, takes us on another pulse-pounding, stripped-down excursion into the badlands of the nation's capital\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joe Ide, author of the multi-award-winning IQ\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetailed, glittering, vicious . . . A thrill\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bill Beverly, bestselling author of the Edgar-winning Dodgers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChock-full of pace and purpose, \u003ci\u003eTrigger\u003c\/i\u003e lays out hard-hustle D.C. in all its gritty shades of gray without ever once sneering at them. It's a brave novel, one with no easy outs, and an ending that feels both raw and true.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ryan Gattis, author of Safe\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408802357591,"sku":"9781473618244","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473618244.jpg?v=1730504262","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trigger-9781473618244","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}