The Chinese Girl

ISBN: 9780752843735
Author: John Baker
Description:
The new tattoos on his face - they held him down in the nick and did them for him - make Stone look like a scary individual. People give him a wide berth. But he's trying to rebuild his life, he really is. But the battered Asian girl he finds in the doorway of his basement flat drags him straight back to the old world. She's come to Hull - Hull - from California, looking for her best friend, who has vanished after her letters suddenly stopped. She's beautiful, this Ginny, and Stone is, deep down, kind, so yes, he'll help. But soon he's right back among the vicious low-life of this city of docks and the opportunities they provide. Before long the terrible truth begins to emerge. From the Author The beginning of a new series?When I began writing The Chinese Girl I thought that it would be a stand-alone rather than a series novel. But the central character, Stone Lewis, turned out to be so strong, that I now believe he is capable of carrying other fictions. Stone is not like Sam Turner. He doesn't have the same flaws or strengths, and he is considerably younger. I based the novel in Hull, which is a city that I do know to some extent, having spent a considerable part of my life there. I still have two sisters and many friends who live there and now that Stone Lewis has made his debut there is another reason for me to return from time to time. The minor characters, Aunt nell, Heartbreak and the Chinese Girl herself seemed to me to give the novel more substance as well as acting as a backdrop for the main protagonists to strut their stuff. The novel has some violent scenes (of course, we live in a violent world) but it also has tender and humerous ones. If you like the Sam Turner novels I think you'll find a spot for Stone Lewis in your affections. But you could always drop me a line and let me know what you think. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author John Baker is the author of four Sam Turner novels, Poet in the Corner, Death Minus Zero and Walking With Ghosts. His latest novel is The Chinese Girl.

Pages: 257
Format: Paperback
Genre: Crime
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