Low Town

Low Town

by Daniel Polansky (Author)

Synopsis

Here, the criminal is king. The streets are filled with the screeching of fish hags, the cries of swindled merchants, the inviting murmurs of working girls. Here, people can disappear, and the lacklustre efforts of the guard ensure they are never found.

Warden is an ex-soldier who has seen the worst men have to offer; now a narcotics dealer with a rich, bloody past and a way of inviting danger. You'd struggle to find someone with a soul as dark and troubled as his.

But then a missing child, murdered and horribly mutilated, is discovered in an alley.

And then another.

With a mind as sharp as a blade and an old but powerful friend in the city, he's the only man with a hope of finding the killer.

If the killer doesn't find him first.

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Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hodder Export
Published: 18 Aug 2011

ISBN 10: 1444721305
ISBN 13: 9781444721300
Book Overview: Criminal. Murderer. Hero. Welcome to Low Town.

Media Reviews
Polansky hits all the right notes in his intelligent first novel, a blend of dystopian fantasy and hard-boiled crime....Sharp, noir-tinged dialogue and astute insights into class struggle mark Polansky as a writer with a future. -- Publishers Weekly A strong debut novel with a hero who doesn't waste time worrying about the moral implications of cutting someone's throat. -- Kirkus
Author Bio
Daniel Polansky was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He can be found in Brooklyn, when he isn't somewhere else. His debut novel, THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE, received great acclaim. TOMORROW, THE KILLING is the second novel in his 'Low Town' series.