The Executioner's Art - Softcover

Fine, David

3.43

7 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954130316 ISBN 13: 9780954130312

Publisher: Tindal Street, 2002

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Who is the man sandblasted to death? The police investigate, and DS Singleterry's department destroys evidence and lies to the press. This offhand attitude towards justice - and the murder's sheer brutality - impel Dr Tilt towards a funeral on Stillgate Hill. 'Why did you come?' he asks the other mourner. 'I had to make sure he was dead,' is the reply. Thirty years of hiding have buried nothing.Can retribution ever erase the suffering of past injustice? Where is the difference between victim and murderer? And what is this strange sculpture in flesh? These are just some of the harrowing questions raised by David Fine's impressive debut, set in Sheffield - a city of steel where rivers disappear.

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Review:

'A hard-edged new voice for fans of strong regional crime.' -- The Bookseller

'Edgy and dark ... An uncomfortable, bleak but compelling read with a real sense of place and atmosphere.' -- Danuta Reah

'Rich, gothic prose and a hard-boiled urban crime story.' -- Gareth Creer

Synopsis:

A derelict Sheffield factory: a man is sandblasted to death, his identity destroyed. Jack Singleterry's department buries evidence and lies to the press. Far more than a story of a corrupt police force, The Executioner's Art investigates hurt and survival in a city of steel where even the rivers disappear. The powerful atmosphere and unexpected twists and turns will appeal to fans of Patricia Highsmith and Elmore Leonard.

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