Body and Soul (Frank Elder)

by JohnHarvey (Author), John Harvey (Author)

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2018
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Frank Elder has become estranged from his troubled daughter. Up until now, Katherine has been unable to come to terms with the terrible events of her past and her father has been powerless to help her. So when Katherine suddenly appears on his doorstep, Elder knows that something is wrong. Katherine has become involved with an older man; a controversial artist known as much for his pornographic paintings as the public's suspicion that for him, life imitates art. But the breakdown of their relationship has sent Katherine into a self-destructive tailspin, made worse when the artist is found murdered in his studio. As a damaged young woman, Katherine had made the perfect muse. But now that he's dead, should that make her the prime suspect? Elder must solve the case if he has any hope of saving his daughter.

Synopsis

Frank Elder has become estranged from his troubled daughter. Up until now, Katherine has been unable to come to terms with the terrible events of her past and her father has been powerless to help her. So when Katherine suddenly appears on his doorstep, Elder knows that something is wrong. Katherine has become involved with an older man; a controversial artist known as much for his pornographic paintings as the public's suspicion that for him, life imitates art. But the breakdown of their relationship has sent Katherine into a self-destructive tailspin, made worse when the artist is found murdered in his studio. As a damaged young woman, Katherine had made the perfect muse. But now that he's dead, should that make her the prime suspect? Elder must solve the case if he has any hope of saving his daughter.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: William Heinemann
Published: 19 Apr 2018
ISBN 10: 1785151819
ISBN 13: 9781785151811
Book Overview: From the master of British Crime Writing comes Frank Elder's last ever case.

Media Reviews

The 79-year-old Harvey has made it clear that Body & Soul is his last novel, and what an excellent farewell it is .... Elder and Resnick are both greats of British crime fiction. * The Times, Book of the Month *
An expertly plotted and moving final act for an old-school investigator of the best sort, from a true master of the genre * Guardian Books of the Month *
Few writers have even approached Harvey's grasp of atmosphere which, mingled with some sharpish social comment and utterly believable characters, makes them a must read * Crime Review *
Body and Soul is a clever thriller ... that will leave you stunned and staring at the page in disbelief. * Evening Standard *
This is wonderfully atmospheric crime writing - a tribute to Harvey's exceptional talent. * Daily Mail *

Author Bio

John Harvey was born in London, where he now lives, while considering Nottingham his spiritual home. Initially a teacher of English & Drama, he has been a full-time writer for more than forty years. The first of his 12 volume Charlie Resnick series, Lonely Hearts was selected by The Times as one of the '100 Best Crime Novels of the Century' and the first Frank Elder novel, Flesh & Blood, won the CWA Silver Dagger in 2004. He was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence in the crime genre in 2007, and his story, 'Fedora' won the CWA Short Story Dagger in 2014. In addition to writing fiction, he has written and published poetry, running Slow Dancer Press for over twenty years; his New & Selected Poems, Out of Silence was published in 2014. He has adapted the work of Arnold Bennett, A. S. Byatt, Graham Greene and others for radio and television, and in 2017, his dramatisation of the final Resnick novel, Darkness, Darkness, was produced at Nottingham Playhouse. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the universities of Hertfordshire and Nottingham.