City of Lies - Softcover

Ellory, R. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468310062 ISBN 13: 9781468310061

Publisher: Overlook Pr, 2015

Synopsis

Returning home to New York brings with it memories of childhood, many of them painful, and yet Harper could never have prepared himself for the truth. Confronted with the reality of his father's existence, Harper finds himself seduced by a lifestyle that he seems to have inherited--an underworld life of power, treachery, and menace. As he desperately tries to uncover the facts of his own past, he is faced with one lie after another, and with each new discovery he becomes more and more entangled in a dark and shocking conspiracy. From the acclaimed author of A Quiet Belief in Angels and A Simple Act of Violence, City of Lies is a tense and gripping thriller, each twist and turn more shocking than the last.

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Review:

"Outstanding noir...Ellory's burning insight into Harper's everyman insecurities drive this triller beyond sordid crime fiction into the darkess recesses of the human heart." --"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review
Praise for "A Quiet Belief in Angels"
"There aren't nearly enough beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries. Like "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Smilla's Sense of Snow," "A Quiet Belief in Angels" is one of them." --James Patterson
"R. J. Ellory is a uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer, and the quality of his prose--every word, every sentence--hits "A Quiet Belief in Angels" far above its genre." --Alan Furst
""A Quiet Belief in Angels" is a rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth." --Jonathan Kellerman

"Outstanding noir Ellory's burning insight into Harper's everyman insecurities drive this triller beyond sordid crime fiction into the darkess recesses of the human heart." "Publishers Weekly," Starred Review
Praise for "A Quiet Belief in Angels"
"There aren't nearly enough beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries. Like "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Smilla's Sense of Snow," "A Quiet Belief in Angels" is one of them." --James Patterson
"R. J. Ellory is a uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer, and the quality of his prose--every word, every sentence--hits "A Quiet Belief in Angels" far above its genre." --Alan Furst
""A Quiet Belief in Angels" is a rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth." --Jonathan Kellerman"

Book Description:

A superb, powerful thriller from 'one of crime fiction's new stars' [Sunday Telegraph]

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1468310062
• ISBN 13: 9781468310061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 453