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Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment

by RobertWilson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

    $4.45
Synopsis

Meet Charles Boxer - ex-army, ex-police and now a high-stakes kidnap recovery specialist, he knows only too well how the dark forces in the city can reach out and ensnare an innocent victim.

The hostage is the beautiful Alyshia D'Cruz, daughter of Indian tycoon Francisco 'Frank' D'Cruz. After a boozy night out she gets into the wrong cab home and Boxer is the only man Frank will trust to go down into the criminal underworld to retrieve her.

Boxer knows that Frank's crooked business empire has made him plenty of enemies, but despite the vast D'Cruz fortune, the kidnappers don't want his cash. They prefer a crueller, more lethal game, and to have any chance of saving Alyshia, Boxer must play it out with religious fanatics, London's home-grown crime lords and Indian mobsters, as his trail crosses paths with a terrorist plot on British soil.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is a thrilling journey to the dark side of people and places hidden just out of sight, waiting for the moment to tear a life apart.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 17 Jan 2013
ISBN 10: 1409143120
ISBN 13: 9781409143123
Book Overview: A crime thriller to take you on a terrifying journey into London's dark side.

Media Reviews
Like most of Wilson's novels, this one occupies the shadow territory between the crime novel and the intelligent thriller... it's dark and powerful stuff. And the ending has a kick like a horse. -- Andrew Taylor * THE SPECTATOR *
Fast-moving and breathlessly exciting, this is the first of a series to feature Charles Boxer from award-winning author Robert Wilson. -- Myles McWeeney * IRISH INDEPENDENT *
Gripping from start to finish, this intricately plotted page-turner will keep you transfixed. * CHOICE *
Absolutely brilliant. * PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH *
Full of action and tension, a guaranteed great read from this CWA Gold Dagger winning author. * LOVEREADING.COM *
Wilson blends psychological intensity, constant action with a brilliantly intricate plot that will leave you gasping after the final page. * BITE THE BOOK *
[Robert Wilson's] hotter than ever... One killer of a crime caper. * NORTHERN ECHO *

' If you like dense, complex and internationally widespread thrillers, then Capital
Punishment is for you... Unputdownable. '

* MYSTERY WOMEN *
Featuring a large cast of well-sketched players and a plethora of plot twists, Capital Punishment shifts scenes briskly from London to Lisbon, Mumbai to Lahore. Mr. Wilson writes with elegant vigor as he describes the shoot-outs and emotional crescendos that result from the political and criminal intrigue at the heart of the book. * THE WALL STREET JOURNAL *
A genuine thriller and the first in a new series, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is one of the best books in the genre to come along at the start of a new year... A brilliant beginning for what is sure to be a very exciting and worthwhile series indeed. * REVIEWINGTHEEVIDENCE.COM *
A gripping and unsettling read * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Crackerjack . . . Featuring a large cast of well-sketched players and a plethora of plot twists, Capital Punishment shifts scenes briskly from London to Lisbon, Mumbai to Lahore. Wilson writes with elegant vigor as he describes the shoot-outs and emotional crescendos that result from the political and criminal intrigue at the heart of the book * Wall Street Journal *
When it comes to turning over rocks, whether in London or Spain or South Africa or South Asia, Wilson knows how to show us the dark creatures that lurk beneath. . . . I don't think it will spoil any of the plot to say that just when you think the situation may be settling down, the kidnap leads us to the discovery of how a sleeper cell of al Qaeda terrorists put all of London in danger. By then you will be reading for your life. * San Francisco Chronicle *
A gripping new thriller. Charles Boxer, ex-cop and soldier, is a private operative specializing in resolving kidnappings. . . . Wilson keeps tight control of his material. * Seattle Times *
Author Bio
Robert Wilson has worked across the world, including spells shipbroking, tour-guiding and exporting bathrooms to Nigeria. After escaping car crashes, civil wars and angry baboons, he and his wife settled in Portugal. Since then, he's written 11 acclaimed crime novels including the CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD winner, A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON.