Green River Rising: A Novel - Hardcover

Willocks, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688135714 ISBN 13: 9780688135713

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1994

Synopsis

In a penitentiary torn apart by vicious riots, Dr. Ray Klein, who has just won his parole, is forced to choose between freedom and those he cares about, including the woman he loves

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Review:

"Green River Rising is a stunner – and may be the best prison novel ever. This is a book of dark alchemy: turbulent milieu, brilliantly etched characters, pure adrenaline-fuelled narrative – richly sustained and stylishly realised. Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you all to sign on for" (James Ellroy)

"The best thriller since The Silence of the Lambs... Green River Rising is a brilliant entertainment...a powerful novel that will shock, and sell" (Daily Telegraph)

"Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word" (GQ)

"This book should carry a warning: don’t bother reading if you’re afraid of being unable to put it down before the final page...a compelling, nightmarish canvas, marvellously painted... Green River Rising has the sure touch of a real craftsman" (Publishing News)

"Green River Rising is a stunner - and may be the best prison novel ever. This is a book of dark alchemy: turbulent milieu, brilliantly etched characters, pure adrenaline-fuelled narrative - richly sustained and stylishly realised. Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you all to sign on for." (James Ellroy)

From the Publisher:

‘Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word’ GQ

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0688135714
• ISBN 13: 9780688135713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1