Summary
City Of Lies: A Father’s Shadow
John Harper, a man accustomed to solitude, finds his life irrevocably altered after a fateful liquor store heist. Raised in isolation, haunted by a deceased mother and an absent father, John carved out a quiet existence in Miami. But the past refuses to stay buried.
His father, presumed dead for years, is alive and deeply entrenched in New York’s criminal underbelly. Now, critically wounded, he lies in a Manhattan hospital, beckoning John into…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752880891 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752880896 |
| Author: | R.J. Ellory |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 132mm x 200mm x 30mm |
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“Tension is high, and the pace never flags”
“Tension is high, and the pace never flags” – Victoria Moore Daily Mail “There’s a riveting plot at the centre of this frustrating thriller” – Kevin Sweeney Irish Times
About The Author
R.J. Ellory
R.J Ellory is the author of the bestselling A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection in 2008 and was shortlisted for the Barry Award, the 813 Trophy, the Quebec Booksellers’ Prize and was winner of the Nouvel Observateur Crime Fiction Prize. His work has been translated into twenty-three languages and he was awarded the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year for his recent novel, A SIMPLE ACT OF VIOLENCE. R.J Ellory currently lives in England.
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