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The high-profile, tight-security trial of a thug charged with sixty-three counts of murder has become a media-circus ...and a real nightmare for a loner type like Frank Corso, the only writer allowed to observe the proceedings. And that's before his close friend, photojournalist Meg Dougherty, is rushed to Intensive Care after a terrifying and brutal attack. It doesn't take long for the smart, hardened reporter to realize there's a mysterious connection between the story Meg was chasing and the courtroom spectacle he's witnessing. Never a man to play it safe, Frank will follow a twisted trail of lies and rage to dispatch his own style of justice. 'Black River is that rare delight - a smart thriller with a sense of humour' - Val McDermid. 'Great ticking-bomb suspense, a wonderful sense of place, fine writing and flesh-and-bones characters. Must reading' - Harlan Coben. 'Hilarious, provocative, and as cool as a March night in Seattle, Ford may be the best-kept secret in mystery novels' - Dennis Lehane.
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Review:
Mobster Nicholas Balagula cut so many corners when he built a new children's hospital that 63 people died when it collapsed. Now he's up on murder charges, and Seattle true-crime writer Frank Corso, who watched Balagula's first two trials end disastrously when witnesses disappeared and jurors were bought off, is back in court for the third one, which looks like a slam dunk for the prosecution. Then Frank's former girlfriend, photojournalist Meg Dougherty, is brutally attacked after stumbling on a connection between a story she's following and the one Frank's hoping to turn into another bestseller. Corso, making his second appearance here (after Fury), is a quirky, engaging protagonist who grows on the reader, much like Leo Waterman, the laid-back hero of G.M. Ford's other series. Ford is a deft stylist whose characters are usually more interesting and less predictable than his plots; maybe he'll give Corso more to work with next time around. --Jane Adams
About the Author:
G. M. Ford lives in Seattle. This is his second publication in the UK, following Fury.
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 140503422X
- ISBN 13 9781405034227
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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