Paul Howarth

eBook, ePUB

Dust Off the Bones (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

A SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH

'A gripping tale of adventure' Sunday Times, Book of the Month

'Howarth has been compared to Cormac McCarthy; this pair of books shows the comparison is deserved' The Times, Book of the Month

'[An] accomplished depiction of a brutal and violent age' Observer

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Death follows young Tommy McBride everywhere. Five years ago his family was murdered; soon after, he and his brother Billy witnessed the reprisal massacre of the Indigenous Kurrong people - and they haven't seen each other since.

After an official enquiry is launched into the massacre, Billy is forced to set off in search of his long-lost brother. But the man with perhaps the most to hide, the chilling Inspector Noone, is on their trail as well...

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'Terrific... highly recommended' Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain

'Vivid, page-turning, unlike anything else you'll read this year' Gabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted

'Gripping... one of the most compelling villains in recent fiction' Chris Lloyd, author of The Unwanted Dead

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES

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Autor

Paul Howarth is a British-Australian author and former lawyer who holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, where he was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Scholarship. His debut novel Only Killers and Thieves was published to international acclaim, winning the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for fiction, and appearing on numerous other awards and books-of-the-year lists. Dust Off the Bones is his second novel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ONE
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781911590545
• Artikelnr.: 62137154

Rezensionen

"Dust Off the Bones is a terrific sequel to one of my favorite novels of the last few years and takes us in a new and wholly unexpected direction with many of our favorite characters from Only Killers and Thieves. Highly recommended." - Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain

"A complex, sophisticated morality play....Fast-paced and brimming with colorful, realistic detail, DUST OFF THE BONES paints a vivid portrait of colonial Australia in the midst of its transition to independence as the 20th century begins while posing disturbing questions about the country's historic cruelty to its native inhabitants."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred

review)

"Howarth's sequel to Only Killers and Thieves is as searing and savage as the Australian frontier setting that both novels share... This masterly tale of trauma and retribution is more than worthy of the original."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Rich and vivid....Recommended to readers of Kate Grenville, Peter Carey, and Colleen McCullough." - Booklist

"Engrossing....a riveting, action -packed tale of life in Australia between 1890 and 1910...[with] strong women characters." - Library Journal (starred review)

"An unsparing exploration of guilt and Australia's violent origins and also a quest for redemption and peace. It is a measure of Howarth's skill that the reader wants the McBride boys to reach their goals with such intensity that the book is almost too painful to read. Howarth has been compared to Cormac McCarthy; this pair of books shows the comparison is deserved." - The Times (London)

"The villainous Inspector Edward Noone is one of the most compelling antagonists in recent historical fiction...It is testament to Howarth's skill as a writer that his narrative both engages and challenges in its accomplished depiction of a brutal and violent age." - The Guardian

"A gripping tale of adventure [and] a moving account of redemption". - Sunday Times (London)