Jacob Ross

Black Rain Falling

'A truly amazing writer, an outstanding novel' Bernardine Evaristo

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Produktbeschreibung

'Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 'Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction' MARK BILLINGHAM Delving into issues of family, class and loyalty, Black Rain Falling is a stunning crime novel that asks how far one should go to protect those they love. On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble. His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent. While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment. 'An outstanding crime novel' THE TIMES 'Atmospheric and compelling drama' Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN 'Sublime. A seminal, gripping read from a fantastic talent' IRENOSEN OKOJIE 'Everything in this book seems different and fresh. Feels like the beginning of something new and thrilling in British crime fiction' MORNING STAR

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 146mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780751574432
• ISBN-10: 0751574430
• Artikelnr.: 58804400

Autorenporträt

Jacob Ross was born in Grenada and now lives in Britain. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is the author of two acclaimed collections of short stories, A Way to Catch the Dust and Song for Simone and Tell No-One About This - nominated by The 2018 Bocas Literary Festival as one of the three best works of Caribbean fiction published in 2017. His first novel, Pynter Bender, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize, and his debut crime novel, The Bone Readers won the inaugural Jhalak Prize.