β MacBride, Stuart B.
π Fiction
π
2014
π HarperCollins Publishers;Harper Voyager
π English
β 202 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
Halfhead
β Scribed by Stuart B. MacBride
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK;Harper Voyager
- Year
- 2009;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780007349265
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β¦ Synopsis
Review
'Slick, gruesome and brutally intelligent, this is bare knuckles thriller-writing.' Michael Marshall 'Compelling' SFX Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'Riveting and gruesome' Telegraph 'Grim, gritty and great fun' Daily Sport 'Stuart MacBride goes straight for the jugular with a tight, thrilling novel' Glasgow Herald 'The action is fercious and the pace unrelenting' Northern Echo
Product Description
A terrifying serial killer thriller set in the gritty Glasgow of the near future, from theauthor of the Logan McRae series
Glasgow, not too far in the future. A new punishment has been devised for the perpetrators of serious crimes, one that not only reduces the prison population, but also benefits society at large. The process is known as halfheading: the offender's lower jaw is removed and they are lobotomized, then put to work as cleaners in municipal areaswhere they serve as a warning to all. But it seems one halfhead procedure wasn't quite successfulsix years after her surgery, Dr. Fiona Westfield "wakes up" surrounded by the butchered remains of a man she has just brutally killed. As her mind slowly begins to return, she sets out on a quest for vengeance. William Hunter, Assistant Section Director of the Networka military wing of the policeis soonthe trail of the killer. But before long the investigation leads back to a terrible tragedy in his own past, as well as to a terrifying conspiracy to sow violence and misery among Glasgow's most vulnerable citizens.
Library : Science Fiction
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780007349265
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