Green River Rising - Hardcover

Willocks, Tim

3.93

1,255 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0224039644 ISBN 13: 9780224039642

Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1994

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In Green River State Penitentiary 2800 convicts sweat it out in a labyrinth of granite, glass and steel until the violence of men erupts in a cataclysm of ferocity. On the day that Ray Klein wins his parole, the prison is taken over by its inmates and falls into vicious tribal war.

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Review:

"Green River Rising is a stunner – and may be the best prison novel ever. This is a book of dark alchemy: turbulent milieu, brilliantly etched characters, pure adrenaline-fuelled narrative – richly sustained and stylishly realised. Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you all to sign on for" (James Ellroy)

"The best thriller since The Silence of the Lambs... Green River Rising is a brilliant entertainment...a powerful novel that will shock, and sell" (Daily Telegraph)

"Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word" (GQ)

"This book should carry a warning: don’t bother reading if you’re afraid of being unable to put it down before the final page...a compelling, nightmarish canvas, marvellously painted... Green River Rising has the sure touch of a real craftsman" (Publishing News)

"Maybe the best prison novel ever" (James Ellroy)

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‘Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word’ GQ

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