Lost Souls: 1

Lost Souls: 1

by Michael Collins (Author)

Synopsis

'The thinking man's John Grisham' New Statesman The body of a small girl, dressed as an angel, is discovered late one night in a pile of autumn leaves at the side of the road. At first it looks like a hit and run - after all, it's Halloween night and the streets have been full of children trick or treating. But how did a 3-year-old come to be alone on the dark streets at such a late hour? Lawrence, the policeman sent to investigate, finds himself under increasing pressure when it becomes clear that the chief suspect is the town's star quarterback. In the ensuing cover-up, Lawrence finds himself a pawn in the power games between the local mayor, the suspect's family, and an investigator with some personal scores to settle.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Aug 2004

ISBN 10: 0753817853
ISBN 13: 9780753817858
Book Overview: Shortlisted for the Irish Sunday Independent Award. The Keepers of Truth was shortlisted for Booker Prize 2000 and has sold over 50,000 copies in paperback; The Resurrectionists has sold over 50,000 and film rights have been option with Anthony Minghella to direct A gripping thriller but also like Ian McEwan's, A Child in Time, an incredibly moving portrait of the modern relationship between a man and his child 'The novel reads like a report from the front line. It is satisfyingly truthful...One grows weary after all of those fanciful novelist with a talent for playful invention. It's good to come on one who tells you how it is. Collins is such a writer'Allan Massie, The Scotsman 'There are moments in Michael Collins's quite magnificent new novel when I simply couldn't bring myself to read another word, not because the book is not beautifully written but because its poignancy is almost too painful to bear. Collins prose is so direct, his characters so true, that you start thinking you will never be able to put it down' Daily Mail

Author Bio
Michael Collins was born in Limerick in 1964. He was educated in Ireland and America and currently lives in Seattle.