London Calling (Inspector Carlyle 1)

London Calling (Inspector Carlyle 1)

by JamesCraig (Author)

Synopsis

Can you win an election and cover up murder at the same time? When Inspector John Carlyle finds a body in a luxury London hotel room he begins a journey through the murky world of the British ruling classes which leads all the way to the top. In the middle of a General Election, a murderer is stalking the man poised to be the next Prime Minister. With power almost in his grasp, Edgar Carlton will not stand idly by while his birthright is threatened. Operating in a world where right and wrong don't exist and the pursuit of power is everything, Carlyle has to find the killer before Carlton takes the law into his own hands.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 356
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 04 Aug 2011

ISBN 10: 1849015821
ISBN 13: 9781849015820
Book Overview: The first in a new series featuring John Carlyle, a Metropolitan Police Inspector working out of the Charing Cross station in central London

Media Reviews
In this hard-bitten political thriller, the author skillfully portrays Carlyle as a good cop who genuinely struggles with the problems of his job and his lifestyle. Mr. Craig, a former journalist, writes with brutal candor about crimes as vicious as crimes can get.... It says something about the author's capacity for the darkest of humor when his description of a corpse superglued to a car can evoke a chuckle from the reader as police try to detach the body. -- Washington Times As the title of James Craig's London Calling suggests, The Clash should be the soundtrack for this close to pitch-perfect debut introducing Inspector John Carlyle. -- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Craig lards his familiar tale of revenge served cold with enough expository detail for a primer on politics and enough personal background about his hero to insure that his debut mystery won't be his last. -- Kirkus Reviews So addictive you won't be able to tear yourself away. -- Library Jour
Author Bio
James Craig worked previously as a journalist and TV producer. Born in Scotland, he has lived and worked in London for thirty years.