Sonata of the Dead (34 page)
Read Sonata of the Dead Online
Authors: Conrad Williams
“A beautifully written, pitch-black slice of London noir”
Steve Mosby, author of
The Nightmare Place
A JOEL SORRELL NOVEL
CONRAD WILLIAMS
Joel Sorrell is drinking hard while his personal life collapses around him. An SOS from a childhood sweetheart springs him into action, but nothing about her or her problem seems to make any sense. Everything points towards an old enemy of Joel’s, who has risen to prominence while incarcerated. On the run and in fear for his life, Joel finds himself tangled in a web affecting both the present and the past, and most certainly the people closest to him.
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2016
A FAROES NOVEL
CHRIS OULD
Having left the Faroes as a child, Jan Reyna is now a British police detective, and the islands are foreign to him. But he is drawn back when his estranged father is found unconscious with a shotgun by his side and someone else’s blood at the scene. Then a man’s body is washed up on an isolated beach. Is Reyna’s father responsible? Looking for answers, Reyna falls in with local detective Hjalti Hentze. But as the stakes get higher and Reyna learns more about his family and the truth behind his mother’s flight from the Faroes, he must decide whether to stay, or to forsake the strange, windswept islands for good.
“This one is a winner… For fans of Henning Mankell and Elizabeth George”
Booklist
(starred review)
“An absorbing new mystery”
Library Journal
“The plot takes many unexpected twists en route to the satisfying ending”
Publishers Weekly
AN F.X. SHEPHERD NOVEL
KIERAN CROWLEY
It’s a dog-eat-dog world at the infamous tabloid the
New York Mail
, where brand new pet columnist F.X. Shepherd accidentally finds himself on the trail of The Hacker, a serial killer targeting unpleasant celebrities in inventive—and often decorative—ways. And it’s only his second day on the job. Luckily Shepherd has hidden talents, not to mention a hidden agenda. But as bodies and suspects accumulate, he finds himself running afoul of cutthroat office politics, the NYPD, and Ginny Mac, an attractive but ruthless reporter for a competing newspaper. And when Shepherd himself is contacted by The Hacker, he realizes he may be next on the killer’s list…
“A rollicking, sharp-witted crime novel”
Kirkus Reviews
“Laugh out loud funny and suspenseful—it’s like Jack Reacher meets Jack Black” Rebecca Cantrell,
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Blood Gospel
“A joy to read and captures the imagination”
Long Island Press
A DUNCAN FORRESTER NOVEL
GAVIN SCOTT
It is the winter of 1946, and after years of war, ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient History Fellow. But his peace is shattered when a hated colleague is found dead, and his closest friend is arrested for the murder. Convinced that the police have the wrong man, and hearing rumours that the victim was in possession of a mysterious Viking saga, Forrester follows the trail of the manuscript from the ruins of Berlin to the forests of Norway, hoping that it is the key to the man’s death. But he is not alone in his search, and he soon discovers that old adversaries are still at war…
“A wonderful historical setting, brilliantly captured” Maureen Jennings, bestselling author of
The Murdoch Mysteries
“A suspenseful murder mystery that holds the reader’s interest to the last page” Michael Kurland, award-winning author of
The Infernal Device
“Fans of Morse will love it. Intelligently plotted and elegantly written” Mark Oldfield, bestselling author of
The Sentinel
A CAPTAIN DARAC NOVEL
PETER MORFOOT
In the heat of a French summer, Captain Paul Darac of the Nice Brigade Criminelle is called to a highly sensitive crime scene. A man has been murdered in the midst of a prayer group, but no one saw how it was done. And the more Darac and his team learn about the victim, the longer their list of suspects grows. Darac’s hunt for the murderer will uncover a desire for revenge years in the making, and put the life of one of his own at risk…
“A delightful example of the disenchanted French boulevardier”
Library Journal
(starred review)
“Engrossing… An auspicious debut for Darac”
Publishers Weekly
“A sprawling, ambitious series debut”
Kirkus Reviews
A VINYL DETECTIVE NOVEL
ANDREW CARTMEL
He is a record collector – a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the ‘Vinyl Detective’ and some people take this more literally than others. Like the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording – on behalf of an extremely wealthy (and rather sinister) shadowy client. Given that he’s just about to run out of cat biscuits, this gets our hero’s full attention. So begins a painful and dangerous odyssey in search of the rarest jazz record of them all…
“This charming mystery feels as companionable as a leisurely afternoon trawling the vintage shops with a good friend”
Kirkus Reviews
“Marvelously inventive and endlessly fascinating”
Publishers Weekly
“Vinyl fans, this one’s for you”
Booklist
A GEORGE KOCHARYAN NOVEL
E.G. RODFORD
Meet George Kocharyan, Cambridge Confidential Services’ one and only private investigator. Amidst the usual jobs following unfaithful spouses, he is approached by the glamorous Sylvia Booker, who fears that her daughter Lucy has fallen in with the wrong crowd. Aided by his assistant Sandra and her teenage son, George soon discovers that Sylvia has good reason to be concerned. Then an unfaithful wife he had been following is found dead. As his investigation continues—enlivened by a mild stabbing and the unwanted attention of Detective Inspector Vicky Stubbing—George begins to wonder if all the threads are connected…
“An absolute delight. A gumshoe thriller that reminded me of Raymond Chandler.”
Steven Dunne, author of
A Killing Moon
“A quirky and persuasive new entry into the ranks of British crime fiction.”
Barry Forshaw,
Crime Time
“A controlled, artful crime story starring an arch PI and a host of acutely observed characters. A treat.”
Conrad Williams, author of
Dust and Desire
For more fantastic fiction, author events, exclusive excerpts, competitions, limited editions and more
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
titanbooks.com
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
facebook.com/titanbooks
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
@TitanBooks
EMAIL US
[email protected]
