β Stringer, Jay
π Fiction
π
2012
π AmazonEncore;Thomas & Mercer
π English
β 618 KB
π 1 views
β¦ LIBER β¦
Old Gold
β Scribed by Jay Stringer
- Publisher
- Thomas & Mercer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 620 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Half-gypsy detective Eoin Miller finds people for a livingusually people who would do anything to remain hidden. Ironic considering Eoin has done all he can to lose himself in a downward spiral that has cost him his job, his respect, his wife, and anything else that ever mattered. But hes not inclined to dwell on what hes given up, and Eoin prefers it that way.
Then he meets Mary, a hard-drinking woman on the run who confides that shes stolen a valuable item, one that certain people would kill to get back. The two of them seek a temporaryand incompletesolace in each others arms, only for Mary to turn up as a corpse in Eoins bed the next morning, him asleep on the sofa.
Recalling his fathers aversion to authority, Eoin runs from the body, but he hates a mystery and is driven to discover the truth behind Marys murder,
even if it means putting his own life on the line. Before long, Eoins tangled up in a ferocious turf war that has him playing his former allies and employerscrime lords, drug dealers, cops, and politiciansagainst each other.
Review
"Jays writing has the streetwise toughness, social awareness and pop culture savvy of George Pelecanos and Richard Price." -somethingyousaid.com
About the Author
A Black Country native, Jay Stringer was raised on pulp fiction, comic books, morgue humor, music, and films. He found inspiration for Old Gold in his UK homeland and the postindustrial region where he grew up. Currently living in Glasgow, he has been published in The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime, volumes 8 and 9, and considers his works to be pieces of social pulp. Alongside writing, Stringer has been a zookeeper, a bookseller, a video editor, and a call center lackey. Old Gold is his first novel.
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