Safe House - Softcover

Ewan, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571282210 ISBN 13: 9780571282210

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2013

Synopsis

When There's Nowhere Left to Hide . . .

When Rob Hale wakes up in hospital after a motorcycle crash he is told that Lena, the woman he claims was travelling with him, doesn't exist. The woman he describes bears a striking resemblance to his recently deceased sister, Laura, but has he really only imagined her?

Rob sets out to find the answers to who Lena is and where she has gone. He is aided by Rebecca Lewis, a London-based PI, who has come to the Isle of Man at the behest of his parents to investigate his sister's suicide. But who is Rebecca really and how did she know his sister?

Together Rob and Rebecca follow the clues to discover who took Lena. In doing so they discover that even on an island where most people know each other, everyone hides a secret, and that sometimes your best option isn't to hide but to stay and fight.

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Review:

'Chris Ewan soars to a new level with this dark, absorbing thriller. It combines a tense emotional switchback with an expertly controlled narrative and characters you care about. Chris Ewan is an author to watch and enjoy.' --Andrew Taylor

'Ewan has added a sprinkling of edible gold dust and elevated the everyman thriller into a compelling, contemporary read . . . SAFE HOUSE is an exciting, well crafted thriller, with flashes of real humour and insight. Ewan writes exceptionally well, especially in the first person.' --S. J. Bolton

'SAFE HOUSE is a highly original, deftly written thriller it's where you never want to find yourself, a near-surreal descent into brutal mayhem as an ordinary life unravels. And Rebecca Lewis is a new heroine for our times she's armed and dangerous, full of chutzpah and with the guts of a marine.' --Anne Zouroudi

'A modern twist on the classic old-fashioned British thriller with a compelling narrative as pacy as the TT itself.' --Caro Ramsay

'A high-octane thriller . . . Proceeding at warp speed with plenty of twists and excellent use of its setting, SAFE HOUSE is a terrific holiday read.' --Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN

'Clever nail-biter that reveals the Isle of Man to be a Heart of Darkness.' --DAILY TELEGRAPH

'[An] excellent thriller by [a] rising star. SAFE HOUSE by Chris Ewan is set on an Isle of Man as you never imagined it and has one of the best new heroines for a long time ... Popular fiction at its best.' --Susan Hill, The Spectator Books of the Year

'Ewan keeps the twists coming . . . Rob and Rebecca are engaging company during this ride-by-the-seat-of-your-pants novel.' --Independent on Sunday

'A high-octane thriller . . . Proceeding at warp speed with plenty of twists and excellent use of its setting, SAFE HOUSE is a terrific holiday read.' --Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN

'Clever nail-biter that reveals the Isle of Man to be a Heart of Darkness.' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Ewan keeps the twists coming . . . Rob and Rebecca are engaging company during this ride-by-the-seat-of-your-pants novel.' --Independent on Sunday

Book Description:

Safe House by Chris Ewan, shortlisted for the 2013 Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0571282210
• ISBN 13: 9780571282210
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464