The Eyewitness

Jack Solomon is a messenger of death. Working in the fractured remains of Yugoslavia, his task is to identify the victims of ethnic cleansing and to tell families that their loved ones are never coming home.

Years of working in the killing fields have desensitised the former London policeman to the horrors of war, but when a truck containing twenty-six bodies is pulled from a lake, Solomon is unable to walk away from the case.

He sets out to track down the only survivor of the massacre, a young girl on the run from the killers. Solomon's hunt for the last witness leads from the brothels of Sarajevo to the high-stakes world of London's internet prostitution - where he will discover that the killers are closer to home than he thinks . . .

'Character-rich work filled with much local color ... the climactic scene is literally quite explosive' -- Deadly Pleasures 'A first rate thriller' -- Huddersfield Daily Examiner 'Stephen Leather's novel manages to put a contemporary spin on a timeless tale of revenge and retribution... Leather's experience as a journalist brings a sturdy, gritty element to a tale of horror ... which makes THE EYEWITNESS a compelling read' -- Evening Herald, Dublin 'Atmospheric suspense' -- Daily Mirror 'A worthy and intoxicating read' -- Doncaster Free Press 'Raw and uncompromising, this is a compelling and disturbing thriller that will make you think' -- Sunday Mercury, Birmingham 'Stephen Leather's novel manages to put a contemporary spin on a timeless tale of revenge and retribution... Leather's experience as a journalist brings a sturdy, gritty element to a tale of horror ... which makes THE EYEWITNESS a compelling read' -- Evening Herald, Dublin 'Atmospheric suspense' -- Daily Mirror 'Raw and uncompromising, this is a compelling and disturbing thriller that will make you think' -- Sunday Mercury, Birmingham 'A first rate thriller' -- Huddersfield Daily Examiner 'As tough as British thrillers get ... gripping' - Irish Independent on HARD LANDING -- Irish Independent on HARD LANDING 'Reading Stephen Leather at leisure is always a pleasure. The pacing of SOFT TARGET is superb ...' **** -- Ireland on Sunday 'A riveting read' -- Sunday Life, Belfast on SOFT TARGET 'Exciting stuff with plenty of heart-palpitating action gingered up by mystery and intrigue ... Leather is an intelligent thriller writer' -- Daily Mail on THE TUNNEL RATS 'As high-tech and as world-class as the thriller genre gets' -- Express on Sunday on THE BOMBMAKER

Stephen Leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London s Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series.

Jack Solomon is a messenger of death. Working in the fractured remains of Yugoslavia, his task is to identify the victims of ethnic cleansing and to tell families that their loved ones are never coming home.Years of working in the killing fields have desensitised the former London policeman to the horrors of war, but when a truck containing twenty-six bodies is pulled from a lake, Solomon is unable to walk away from the case.He sets out to track down the only survivor of the massacre, a young girl on the run from the killers. Solomon's hunt for the last witness leads from the brothels of Sarajevo to the high-stakes world of London's internet prostitution - where he will discover that the killers are closer to home than he thinks . . .

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