Praise for "Stolen Souls"
"Top-notch Irish crime fiction ... one senses a diamond-hard stillness at the heart of Neville's prose, despite the hurtling plot. This leaves us poised between savoring the beauty of his words and reading madly to get to the end."--"Los Angeles Times"
"Gripping, compassionate and packed with wonderfully realised characters, this is a book that will stay with you long after you finish it. Just three books in and Stuart Neville is already a crime-writing star."--Mark Billingham, author of "Lazybones"
"Neville slowly ratchets up the tension--and the violence--until each page practically twangs with suspense."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Vivid characters and atmosphere.... 'The gray and the rain and the hate' of Lennon's Belfast make these streets among the very meanest in the genre."--"Booklist
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"You read "Stolen Souls" wincing, in thrall to Neville's brilliance but wishing you weren't." --"Guardian"
"Neville excels at conjuring up memorable details.... A gripping excursion into the nightside of humanity, but it is not without its richness and insights. It burrows into your brain like the best dark fairy tales."--"Mystery Scene"
Praise for Stuart Neville:
"Neville's novel is a coldly lucid assessment of the fragility of the Irish peace ... a rare example of legitimate noir fiction."--"The New York Times Book Review"
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"Stuart Neville belongs to a younger generation of writers for whom the region's darkest years are history--but that history endures, as his first novel, 'The Ghosts of Belfast, ' shockingly demonstrates.... This noir thriller plays out in a Belfast that, even in summer sunshine, remains oppressively gray. The clannishness of its inhabitants is vividly evoked.... A riot scene, one of the novel's best, captures a new generation's appetite for blood and an old veteran's nostalgia.... In scene after gruesome scene, Neville attempts to persuade us that this time around, wi
""Stolen Souls "is a nightmare story in the most noir place on earth, told by an exceptional talent. Crime fiction doesn't get much better than that."
Lee Child
Top-notch Irish crime fiction ... one senses a diamond-hard stillness at the heart of Neville's prose, despite the hurtling plot. This leaves us poised between savoring the beauty of his words and reading madly to get to the end.
"Los Angeles Times""
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"Stolen Souls" offers harrowing, uncompromising suspense.
Val McDermid
"Gripping, compassionate and packed with wonderfully realised characters, this is a book that will stay with you long after you finish it. Just three books in and Stuart Neville is already a crime-writing star."
Mark Billingham, author of "Lazybones"
""Stolen Souls "is another winner from a man who's rapidly establishing himself as a top-notch thriller writer. Great stuff."
Simon Kernick"
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You read "Stolen Souls" wincing, in thrall to Neville's brilliance but wishing you weren't. "Guardian"
A no-frills thriller that barrels along at a ferocious pace.... Belfast looms large as a character in itself, its warren of streets simultaneously offering threat and the hope of salvation in a novel that explores not only the dark heart of the Irish sex trade but also the twisted motivations of the men who so brutally exploit women.
"Irish Times"
If you by chance have never read Stuart Neville s Belfast Trilogy, it s time to redeem yourself.
"Grift Magazine"
Neville excels at conjuring up memorable details.... A gripping excursion into the nightside of humanity, but it is not without its richness and insights. It burrows into your brain like the best dark fairy tales.
"Mystery Scene""
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Stolen Souls is a nightmare story in the most noir place on earth, told by an exceptional talent. Crime fiction doesn't get much better than that."
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Lee Child "Top-notch Irish crime fiction ... one senses a diamond-hard stillness at the heart of Neville's prose, despite the hurtling plot. This leaves us poised between savoring the beauty of his words and reading madly to get to the end."
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Los Angeles Times
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Stolen Souls offers harrowing, uncompromising suspense."
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Val McDermid "Gripping, compassionate and packed with wonderfully realised characters, this is a book that will stay with you long after you finish it. Just three books in and Stuart Neville is already a crime-writing star."
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Mark Billingham, author of
Lazybones "
Stolen Souls is another winner from a man who's rapidly establishing himself as a top-notch thriller writer. Great stuff."
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Simon Kernick
"You read
Stolen Souls wincing, in thrall to Neville's brilliance but wishing you weren't." --
Guardian "A no-frills thriller that barrels along at a ferocious pace.... Belfast looms large as a character in itself, its warren of streets simultaneously offering threat and the hope of salvation in a novel that explores not only the dark heart of the Irish sex trade but also the twisted motivations of the men who so brutally exploit women."
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Irish Times "If you by chance have never read Stuart Neville's Belfast Trilogy, it's time to redeem yourself."
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Grift Magazine "Neville excels at conjuring up memorable details.... A gripping excursion into the nightside of humanity, but it is not without its richness and insights. It burrows into your brain like the best dark fairy tales."
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Mystery Scene
Another page-turning triumph from the phenomenal crime writer, featuring Detective Inspector Jack Lennon and a new gutsy heroine