Embers of the Dead (Eric Ward Mystery)

Embers of the Dead (Eric Ward Mystery)

by RoyLewis (Author)

Synopsis

Solicitor Eric Ward maintains a small criminal practice on Newcastle s Quayside. This simple life, however, is soon to change. Eric s reluctant attendance at an annual dinner leads him to meet Ben Shaw, a merchant banker who seems to know an awful lot about him. What Shaw tells Eric leads to the uncomfortable dredging up of his past. It seems Jason Sullivan QC- the reason behind Eric s marriage break up- is involved in something big and it is up to Eric to find out what. Meanwhile, DCI Charlie Spate s investigation into illegal immigration has revealed a new level of organization. Prostitution. Drugs. It s big business. However, Spate is strangely pulled off the case in favor of re-opening a cold case: the killing of Michael Podro, an old man whose murder bore a striking resemblance to Nazi death camp killings. A strange, undetermined tattoo on his shoulder may be the only clue to the truth behind his murder. As past and present collide, Roy Lewis takes us on a gripping and suspense-ridden trip that keeps the pages turning until at last the two seemingly unrelated stories explode into one."

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 23 May 2005

ISBN 10: 0749083441
ISBN 13: 9780749083441

Media Reviews
'Reminiscent of Graham Greene, Ward's Newcastle is real, unromantic' -- Financial Times 'Lewis smartly moves his hero in and out of his bind while making his devotion to a shady waterfront clientele entirely understandable.' -- New York Times