A Likeness in Stone - Hardcover

Wallis Martin, J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340689269 ISBN 13: 9780340689264

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

Synopsis

When a diver discovers the body of Helena Warner in a house at the bottom of a reservoir, he awakens memories of the murder of an Oxford student committed 20 years before, with devastating consequences.

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Review:

'Chilling first novel . . . absorbing and genuinely surprising'
Guardian

'An absorbing, clammy novel full of moody frissons, desperate longings and the tragedy of lives gone wrong'
Marcel Berlins, The Times

'A compelling psychological thriller with echoes of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters. Well written, intelligent and chilling, it demonstrates an unusual assurance in a first novel. Convincing on every level, this is a fascinating debut which delivers plenty and promises more'
Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News

'Gripping, occasionally ghoulish, psychological thriller . . . Cracking pace and cleverly plotted'
Daily Telegraph

'Complex and compelling. This is an unbelievably good debut novel'
Coventry Evening Telegraph

'Full of dark suspense, a grippping psychological crime debut that cleverly combines the themes of guilt, love and betrayal with loyalty and cunning'
South Wales Argus
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'Oxford whodunnits never seem to lose their cosily gruesome appeal, and Wallis Martin's first novel of high tables and mortuary slabs is no exception'
Independent

'Chilling, goulish and compulsively page-turning, this novel is exceptionally good for a debut offering'
Liverpool Echo

'A neatly-paced, cleverly constructed psychological thriller'
Choice

'A gripping and intelligently plotted thriller with a chilling and totally unexpected twist at the end'
Cambridge Evening News

From the Publisher:

Critical acclaim for "A Likeness in Stone"
"A Likeness in Stone", which was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe award, was filmed as a two-part drama by the BBC. It was published to exceptional reviews. The following are just a few:

`This chilling novel is absorbing and genuinely surprising'. (Guardian)

`This is a compelling psychological thriller with echoes of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters. Well written, intelligent and chilling'. (Val McDermid - Manchester Evening News)

`Gripping, occasionally goulish thriller in which a body turns up after 20 years and sets in train both new investigations and new crimes. Cracking pace and clevery plotted. (Mike Ripley - Daily Telegraph) `Very impressive and a most assured book - wonderfully rich in atmosphere, too'. (Susan Moody)

`In this stylish anatomy of a murder, Martin explores how a single ac of violence can wreck not only the life of one person, but of everyone involved with the crime, including those trying to solve it. Intelligent and impeccably plotted, this is one of the best thrillers you'll read this year'. (Cosmopolitan)

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0340689269
• ISBN 13: 9780340689264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280