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Swan Song
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Swan Song Paperback - 2006

by Robert Edric


Summary

The third stunning literary crime novel in the Song Cycle trilogy, from the acclaimed author of Booker-longlisted PEACETIME, and THE BOOK OF THE HEATHEN.Hull, autumn 2005 and private investigator Leo Rivers finds himself at the overheated heart of an inquiry into the savage killing of several young women. Approached by the mother of the chief suspect, he soon discovers not only that this suspect is not involved in the killings, but that several hitherto unconsidered and scarcely credible connections link the murders to a single perpetrator. In pursuing his case, Rivers has to contend with an ambitious, career-minded Chief of Police, who will stop at nothing to make a name for himself, sacrificing not only Rivers but also his own colleagues along the way. Set against a backdrop of the Humber and the long and violent destruction of Hull's once-cherished fishing industry, Robert Edric reveals a world of exploitation and ambition; a world of old men who burnish their festering grievances and vanities; and a world of long-suppressed but finally uncontainable brutality, in this final volume of a trilogy of outstanding and acclaimed contemporary noir.

From the publisher

Hull private investigator Leo Rivers finds himself in a battle to keep tabloid sensationalism out of his quest for the truth behind the savage murder of a young prostitute. Investigating one death in a sequence of similar killings, River is brought into conflict with an ambitious chief-of-police set on as much personal gain as possible.

Details

  • Title Swan Song
  • Author Robert Edric
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 389
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Black Swan Books, Limited, Great Britain
  • Date July 18, 2006
  • ISBN 9780552771443 / 0552771449
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.77 x 5.02 x 1.05 in (19.74 x 12.75 x 2.67 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.914

Media reviews

“A veritable Stanley Kubrik of the world of fiction . . . Edric makes it impossible for the crime novel to be considered the country cousin of serious literature any longer.’
The Times

“Highly accomplished . . . Fans can look forward to his usual sharply realised characters operating in a tense, pressured environment.”
Independent

Praise for Peacetime:
“If other novels deserve this year's Booker Prize more than Peacetime then they must be very remarkable indeed.”
Spectator


From the Hardcover edition.

About the author

Robert Edric's previous novels include In Desolate Heaven, The Sword Cabinet, The Book of the Heathen, which was shortlisted for the 2001 WH Smith Literary Award, Peacetime, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Cradle Song and Siren Song.

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