Book description
I> is a dark and gripping meditation on the fears and temptations
that haunt us all. One night in November 2002, PC Billy Tyler is called
to a mortuary in Suffolk to guard the body of a notorious child-killer.
But in the eerie silence of the hospital, the killer's presence begins
to assert itself... A vivid evocation of an extraordinary moment in
crime history,
Death of a Murderer<
'His masterpiece, a novel so strong that it seems a
foregone conclusion that Thomson will enjoy the commercial success and
widespread acclaim he deserves ... brilliant' Matt Thorne, Independent
on Sunday 'Beautiful writing, occasional poetry, and an aching sense
of the vulnerability of those we love. It's an ambitious and brave
book' Carol Birch, Independent 'Exquisitely controlled ... What gives
Death of a Murderer its greatest strength is its restraint. Nothing is
exaggerated for effect ... Thomson is able to make glories of the
tiniest moments' Toby Litt, Guardian 'Thomson reaches the summit of
his powers ... a novel of beautiful moral complexity' Andrew O'Hagan
I> is a dark and gripping meditation on the fears and
temptations that haunt us all. One night in November 2002, PC Billy
Tyler is called to a mortuary in Suffolk to guard the body of a
notorious child-killer. But in the eerie silence of the hospital, the
killer's presence begins to assert itself... A vivid evocation of an
extraordinary moment in crime history, Death of a Murderer<
