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A House of Knives

the second Breen & Tozer mystery set in the corrupt underground of 60's London

William Shaw

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English
riverrun
12 May 2015
Series: Breen and Tozer
GET HIGH. FALL FAR.

'An elegy for an entire alienated generation' New York Times

'Utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun

The Black Sheep

The wayward son of a rising MP is mutilated and burnt in suspicious circumstances.

The Honest Detective

DS Cathal Breen dodges political embargo and death threats to pursue the case.

The Rolling Stone

Notorious art dealer Robert Fraser may provide the only clue - if only he will talk.

And as Breen slips deeper into London's underground of hippies and heroin, he edges nearer to the secrets of those at the very top. Banished from a corrupt and fracturing system, he will finally be forced to fight fire with fire.

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Imprint:   riverrun
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   1
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   332g
ISBN:   9781848667426
ISBN 10:   1848667426
Series:   Breen and Tozer
Pages:   480
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   http://www.williamshaw.com

William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the south east. Shaw is the author of the acclaimed Breen & Tozer crime series: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives, A Book of Scars and Sympathy for the Devil; and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher. He is writing a new crime series starring the character DS Alexandra Cupidi from The Birdwatcher, the first of which is Salt Lane. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.

Reviews for A House of Knives: the second Breen & Tozer mystery set in the corrupt underground of 60's London

'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties ... The totemic year of '68 will never seem the same again' C. J. Sansom. 'Excellent period yarn that tackles bent police, the dark side of hippiedom and utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun.


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