The Man Who Risked His Partner

The Man Who Risked His Partner

by StephenDonaldson (Author)

Synopsis

Mick 'Brew' Axbrewder is an ex-alcoholic private investigator who lost his licence after he accidentally shot his brother, and now works in partnership with Ginny Fistoulari. His on-off relationship with Ginny used to involve her trying to keep him sober, but since she lost her hand in an explosion, when they were on a case hunting for Brew's missing niece, Ginny has changed. And Brew is desperate to help her put her life back together again. Ginny and Brew are hired to protect a Mr Haskell, who is convinced his life is in danger. Ginny didn't want to take the case, but Brew forced her to, determined to re-awaken the old Ginny, the Ginny who would never turn down a case, no matter how messy it might get ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Apr 2003

ISBN 10: 0752849344
ISBN 13: 9780752849348
Book Overview: The second novel in Stephen Donaldson's brilliant crime series - now published under his own name Stephen R Donaldson is a No.1 best-selling fantasy author all around the world. With - amongst others - his Thomas Covenant series, he has dominated the charts and the awards for over 20 years During that time, he has lived a dual life in the guise of Reed Stephens - a writer of fabulous noir crime fiction. Donaldson's enormous fan-base will be largely unaware of the Stephen's novels and are guaranteed to snap these up Praise for Stephen Donaldson: 'Remarkable scope and sophistication' LA TIMES 'Stephen Donaldson...writes in overdrive...corruption is rife, gangsters and fraudsters abound, layer upon layer of environmental and moral pollution...life in the uncontrollable fast lane' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Author Bio
Stephen Donaldson lived in India for 13 years with his father, a medical missionary, who worked extensively with lepers; it was here that he conceived the character of Thomas Covenant. He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award as Best Writer of the Year for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, which, with the sequel trilogy, became instant bestsellers. He is also the author of the fantasy duology 'Mordant's Need', the SF epic quintet 'The Gap', and a number of mysteries written under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He won the World Fantasy Award in 2000.