Sorrow's Anthem: Lincoln Perry 2

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2012
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Private Investigator Lincoln Perry's childhood best friend is on the run, wanted by the police for arson and murder. Lincoln hasn't seen Ed Gradduk in ten years, not since his friend got involved with a drug dealer and suspected murderer. When Ed is killed in a confrontation with the Cleveland police, they're happy to close the case. But Lincoln is desperate to prove that, whatever crimes his friend might have committed, he didn't set that house on fire and he didn't murder the woman whose body was found there. As Lincoln and his partner Joe Pritchard investigate, they uncover evidence about a string of arson attacks in Cleveland seventeen years ago, fires that begin to shed light on some old secrets. Lincoln and Joe are about to find out just how far those concerned will go to make sure those secrets stay buried ...

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Private Investigator Lincoln Perry's childhood best friend is on the run, wanted by the police for arson and murder. Lincoln hasn't seen Ed Gradduk in ten years, not since his friend got involved with a drug dealer and suspected murderer. When Ed is killed in a confrontation with the Cleveland police, they're happy to close the case. But Lincoln is desperate to prove that, whatever crimes his friend might have committed, he didn't set that house on fire and he didn't murder the woman whose body was found there. As Lincoln and his partner Joe Pritchard investigate, they uncover evidence about a string of arson attacks in Cleveland seventeen years ago, fires that begin to shed light on some old secrets. Lincoln and Joe are about to find out just how far those concerned will go to make sure those secrets stay buried ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 16 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 1444713949
ISBN 13: 9781444713947
Book Overview: In the second novel from the award-winning author Michael Koryta, Lincoln Perry is about to discover just how far he is willing to go for a chance at redemption.

Media Reviews

[Koryta has] a gift for creating both sympathetic characters and a fast-moving, twisty plot. * Publishers Weekly *
One of America's top young mystery writers. * Toronto Sun *
Koryta is one of the best of the best * Michael Connelly *
Michael Koryta is one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. * Mail on Sunday *
Koryta knows how to build tension and create a febrile atmosphere . . . a writer to watch. * Spectator *
[Koryta] possesses an unusual gift - the ability to write a sure-fire bestseller. * News of the World *
On my must-read list. * Dean Koontz *
Michael Koryta is one of our new dynamos in the world of books . . . [he's] becoming a wonder we'll appreciate for a long time. * Daniel Woodrell *

Author Bio

Michael Koryta's novels have won the LA Times Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award and been nominated for the Edgar, Shamus, Quill and Barry awards. A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, he published his first novel at the age of twenty-one. His work has been translated into twenty languages.

Visit Michael Koryta's website at www.michaelkoryta.com and follow Michael on Twitter @mjkoryta