A Killing Winter: An Inspector Akyl Borubaev Thriller (1) - Hardcover

Callaghan, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848669755 ISBN 13: 9781848669758

Publisher: Quercus Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

'The Kyrgyz winter reminds us that the past is never dead, simply waiting to ambush us around the next corner'.

When Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad arrives at the brutal murder scene of a young woman, all evidence hints at a sadistic serial killer on the hunt for more prey.

But when the young woman's father turns out to be a leading government minister, the pressure is on Borubaev to solve the case not only quickly but also quietly, by any means possible. Until more bodies are found...

Still in mourning after his wife's recent death, Borubaev descends into Bishkek's brutal underworld, a place where no-one and nothing is as it seems, where everyone is playing for the highest stakes, and where violence is the only solution.

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Review:

Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation (Anthony Horowitz)

Just keeps getting better . . . buy the whole series right away (Peter Robinson, author of the bestselling DCI Banks series)

This is a thrilling, intense debut from a powerfully descriptive writer (The Daily Express)

A Killing Winter is a brilliant debut, and an early contender for one of my top reads of the year (Raven Crime Reads)

[Tom Callaghan's] gloomy atmospheric portrait convinces and he writes with style and panache . . . A lively story and a riveting glimpse of an unknown society (The Times)

Unforgettable (The Sunday Times)

His [Tom Callaghan's] descriptions are wonderful - sickeningly so in fact . . . an impressive debut. (The Book Bag)

It's brutal but not cynical; you feel it. It's a hugely impressive debut; atmospheric and stirring (Killing Time Crime)

Callaghan is a hell of a writer, with a tremendous sense of pace and an arch ear for juicy dialogue, and the pages fly by. (Crime Thriller Fella)

This is a wonderful book . . . the narrative is savage yet at the same time beautifully crafted . . . A Killing Winter satisfies on so many levels (Milo Rambles)

Book Description:

When Inspector Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad arrives at a murder scene, all evidence hints at a sadistic serial killer. But when the victim's father turns out to be a leading government minister, the pressure is on Borubaev to solve the case not only quickly and but also quietly, by any means possible. Until more bodies are found...

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1848669755
• ISBN 13: 9781848669758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320