Off Minor (a Resnick Novel)

  • ISBN: 9780099421566
  • Author: John Harvey
  • Description:
    Little Gloria Summers' body has been found, hidden inside two plastic bin bags in a disused warehouse. Somewhere in the city, a child killer is on the loose, free to strike again. Then Emily Morrison vanishes on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A week later there are still no clues. Inspector Charlie Resnick is as appalled as the media. But years of patient police work have taught him a thing or two - including his conviction that those who jump to easy conclusions are often the last ones to solve a crime. From the Publisher Reissued 1st December 2005 From the Back Cover ‘Charlie Resnick is one of the most fully realized characters in modern crime fiction; complex and capable, a man who not only love justice, jazz and cats, but one who can turn the construction of a sandwich into a work of art’ Sue Grafton Little Gloria Summers’ body has been found, hidden inside two plastic bin bags in a disused warehouse.Somewhere in the city, a child killer is on the loose, free to strike again. Then Emily Morrison vanishes on a sunny Sunday afternoon.A week later there are still no clues.Inspector Charlie Resnick is as appalled as the media.But years of patient police work have taught him a thing or two – including his conviction that those who jump to easy conclusions are often the last ones to solve a crime. ‘If the title – King of Crime – is to go to the male writer who is at the summit of his form and writing some of the best crime fiction…the crown is John Harvey’s’The Times About the Author John Harvey:John Harvey is the author of the richly praised Charlie Resnick novels, a poet, dramatist and broadcaster. His most recent novel Flesh & Blood is an Arrow Lead in February 2005.
  • Pages: 336
  • Format: Paperback
  • Genre: Crime
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