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The Semantics of Murder

The Semantics of Murder

by Aifric Campbell (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $4.32
Synopsis

Jay Hamilton lives a comfortable life in fashionable west London, listening to the minor and major dysfunctions of the over-privileged clients who frequent his psychoanalysis practice. But the darker recesses of his own psyche would not stand up to close examination: his brother Richard, a genius professor of mathematical linguistics, was apparently killed by rent boys in Los Angeles and Jay was the first on the scene. Author Dana Flynn is determined to scratch beneath the surface while researching a biography she intends to write about Richard, and finds that Jay's professional life is as precarious as his personal relationships - he uses his clients - case studies as material for his fiction writing. Such is Jay's hunger for recognition as a creative force that he exploits the vulnerables he counsels, and a decision not to intervene when a troubled patient steals a baby, causes his past to unravel.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 24 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1852429968
ISBN 13: 9781852429966

Media Reviews
Campbell shows a light and conciliatory touch... She is excellent on the symptomatic one-upmanship of academia... she clearly has a talent for direct and uncompromising character portrayal... as a novel of ideas, it delivers: it presents a range of frequently surprising ideas and encourages thought. * Irish Times *
An enthralling and intelligent thriller swirling with dark, beguiling shadows,The Semantics of Murder establishes Aifric Campbell as a storyteller of really immense gifts. She combines a unique sensibility with a prose of shimmering beauty. This is gripping, haunting work. * Joseph O'Connor *
The Semantics of Murder is an involving, exciting read, filled with well-drawn, credible characters and a plot that surges along with little hesitation and a great deal of style - interesting and provocative - satisfyingly multilayered. * Sunday Business Post *
Written in glistening prose... a major talent. * Irish Independent *
A profoundly original new writer. The Semantics of Murder leads us on a dark and thrilling quest through murderous spaces of the mind, in a prose of startling and inventive beauty. -- Stevie Davies
A tense thriller * The Gloss *
[A] tense thriller * Waterstone's Books Quarterly *
Intriguing from the start. * Image *
An intellectual, complex psychological drama... This is an intriguing debut. I look forward to what's next * Irish World *
This gripping psychological drama hooks the reader into a compelling labyrinth of sibling rivalry and stealthy passion. It is an intellectual novel of ideas written with real verve and style. -- Patricia Duncker
A great read -- Gerard Brennan * Belfast Newsletter *
An incredibly stimulating read. * Aesthetica *
Author Bio
Aifric Campbell was born in Ireland. As a convent schoolgirl in Dublin, her greyhound won the Irish Derby and a hymn she co-wrote won a national TV song contest. She moved to Sweden where she worked as an au pair, completed a Linguistics degree and lectured in semantics at the University of Goeteborg. She spent 13 years as an investment banker in the City of London before leaving to study psychotherapy and creative writing, most recently at the University of East Anglia. She now lives in Sussex with her husband and son.