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Synopsis
Police diver Flea Marley's discovery of a human hand underwater, as well as evidence that it had been recently amputated while the victim had been still alive, sends Flea and DI Jack Caffery on a search for a young man who recently vanished, following the trail of a kidnapper into the dark depths of Bristol's drug and sex underworld. By the author of The Devil of Nanking.
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Review
When it comes to crime novels designed to chill the blood in their unblinking treatment of the darkest recesses of human behaviour, Mo Hayder is unquestionably in the forefront of British practitioners in the field. What is even more striking is the fact that more than any other female writer, she is moving comfortably in the bloody territory that has long been the traditional prerogative of male writers, and never for a second allows her writing to be any less disturbing than that of her male confrères.
Ritual is par for a course where this writer is concerned: a tough, scarifying novel, delivered with maximum narrative rigour. A police diver discovers a severed human hand in Bristol's floating harbour. Shortly afterwards, another hand -- from the same victim -- is found buried underneath a restaurant. The severed hands are those of a young heroin addict who has recently gone missing from the Bristol drugs scene. A police diver, Flea Marley, finds herself joining forces with DI Jack Caffrey, recently seconded to the Major Crime Investigation unit. Jack is attempting to come to terms with the murder of his brother, but finds himself more than occupied with the details of the death of Mossy, the young heroin addict. It appears that the latter has become embroiled in a sinister black market trade stemming from Africa, where the value of human life is held at less than nothing. Jack and Flea form an uneasy alliance, tackling together a world steeped in the most appalling torture and abuse of human life. Those who have read the powerful predecessors to this novel (such as Birdman and The Treatment) will know what to expect. Mo Hayder is always reliable in delivering riveting (if deeply uncomfortable) reads. --Barry Forshaw
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"Mo Hayder is inimitable. She surpasses even Ruth Rendell in her ability to find horror in everyday things... Intensely enthralling" (OBSERVER)
"A vivid and thorough exploration of the clash between ancient superstition and modern science, with plenty of thrills and chills along the way" (GUARDIAN)
"A combination of irresistible prose and hateful subjects makes Hayder's books not-to-be-missed bestsellers" (LITERARY REVIEW)
"Expect plenty of blood, gore and black magic" (DAILY MIRROR)
"If it's real terror you're after, Mo Hayder is your woman... Hayder is a brave writer and she requires brave readers" (DAILY MAIL)
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Ritual: A Novel (Jack Caffery/Walking Man Series, 1)
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Hardback. Condition: Good. A murder leads detective Jack Caffery into England's drug underground in this "brilliant, dense, scary" crime thriller in the Edgar Award-winning series (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand. The fact that there's no body attached is disturbing enough--until the discovery of the matching appendage a day later. Both hands have been freshly amputated, and there are indications that the victim was still alive when they were removed. Newly seconded to the Major Crime Investigation Unit in Bristol, DI Jack Caffery soon establishes that the hands belong to a young man who has recently disappeared. As Caffery and Marley search for the rest of the victim--and for his abductor--they journey into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld, where drug addiction is rife, street kids sell themselves for a hit, and a disturbing occult ritual may be making an unexpected appearance. "Hayder . . . moves to another level in this spellbinder. With characters so complex, so fascinating that they could populate a dozen novels . . . Definitely one of the best crime novels of [the year]."--The Globe and Mail "Ritual moves from the eerie and dangerous to the downright ferocious as steadily as an oncoming train . . . You're going to love the ride."--Jack Ketchum, author of The Lost and The Girl Next Door "Superb . . . Hayder vividly evokes torture and drug abuse, but the violence is never gratuitous. Readers looking for visceral thrills need look no further than this gritty English series."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Hayder . . . outdoes herself, flip-flopping the supernatural and the explainable like a cycle of poison and antidote that will remain with the reader long after the final page."--Booklist, starred review. Seller Inventory # 00109707424
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Ritual: A Novel (Jack Caffery/Walking Man Series, 1)
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Atlantic Monthly Press (edition First Edition), 2008
ISBN 10: 0871139928
ISBN 13: 9780871139924
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0871139928-7-1-29