Product Description

Dave Lewis is a man with a history. Haunted by his brother's murder when they were children, and scarred by his parents' grief, he's built a bitter life denying everything they ever stood for. He spends his time working as a magician, running a cynical magazine that derides his parents' New Age beliefs, and drowning his sorrows over his lost love, Tori. He's trying to convince himself the past is the past. A promise he made to Tori has got him into trouble before, and Dave's determined to move on and not let that happen again. Detective Sam Currie is a man with a past. His failure to prevent his son's death has ended his marriage and cast a shadow over his life and career. He's directed his hatred towards the one man he sees as responsible, but he has other priorities right now. A killer is stalking the city, abducting girls and sending texts and emails to their families before he kills them. When Dave Lewis appears to connect both investigations, it's an opportunity Currie can't resist. And somewhere in the city, there's a man with no history and no past: a murderer who has been successfully rewriting his memories to fit his own ends. The ghosts of forgotten killings are catching up with him now, but he has a plan. The pieces are already falling into place, and Dave Lewis is one of them. When it looks like Tori has gone missing, Dave is forced to face up to his responsibilities towards the past and to question everything he thinks is true. Because if he can't, the girl he loves might not have any kind of future at all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #434056 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Matthew Lewin, THE GUARDIAN
'The biggest compliment I can pay Yorkshireman Steve Mosby is that he writes like the very best American thriller writers - with great focus, excellent plot ideas and a real feeling for exposing violence and cruelty. And, at the same time, he finds space for descriptive passages that enthral and enlighten. ... Cancel all other engagements for the day.'

Review
'The biggest compliment I can pay Yorkshireman Steve Mosby is that he writes like the very best American thriller writers - with great focus, excellent plot ideas and a real feeling for exposing violence and cruelty. And, at the same time, he finds space for descriptive passages that enthral and enlighten. ... Cancel all other engagements for the day.' (Matthew Lewin THE GUARDIAN )

'this is a real page-turner of a book ... Mosby is definitely here to stay and a name to watch for the future.' (CRIMESQUAD.COM )

'Mosby has put his many talents to work on a much more impressive novel, which feels painfully realistic ... his writing [is] at its most imaginative and involving ... poignant and moving, yet it is written in a relaxed, often funny, style that makes the pages turn very fast indeed.' (Natasha Cooper TLS )

"There is always a fresh, original slant to Mosby's writing. Excellent at capturing contemporary lifestyles and concerns, this is engaging story-telling delivered with panache and assurance." (DEADLY PLEASURES )

About the Author
Steve Mosby lives and works in Leeds. He is the author of three previous novels. Visit his website at: www.theleftroom.co.uk.

Customer Reviews

Gripping
Would you feel guilty if your friend was found dead having been bound to a bed and left to dehydrate? Should you have touched base?
This is scarily realistic because of the age we live in; mobile phones, text messages, e-mail...would you be able to tell if it wasn't your friend who text you back saying that they were busy but would be in touch soon?

Mosby has a knack of making his characters realistic...albeit loners sometimes...and although I liked them, they have a dark tinge to them.
The book is partly written in the first person from the mouth of Dave Lewis who has a history with a few girls and works with his mate Rob on their monthly magazine 'Anonymous Skeptic'. The rest of the time it's a third person account of the action which also worked well and both styles kept me glued to the book, waiting to see what Dave was thinking and going to do next.
All in all a tense read that has you suspecting who the murderer is, only to make you change your mind in the next chapter.

People slip away...
Keep your friends close or they will slip away. Today's reliance on electronic forms of communication is exposed in this thriller by Steve Mosby. The killer sends txts and emails to friends of victims assuring them that all is ok when it most certainly is not. Magician Dave Lewis gets caught up in a cat and mouse style game when he becomes entangled in the case. While not as eloquent as Mosby's previous books this one moves along at a cracking pace and is a good starting point for anyone who hasn't read anything by this author.

Good beach reading although I think the best is yet to come with this author.
The novel starts with the discovery of the body of a young woman, who has been tied to a bed and left to starve and dehydrate to death. There are no other obvious signs that they have been attacked. There have been several women murdered in this way and what makes it even creepier is that the murderer sends texts and emails to the women's loved ones and friends seemingly from the victims saying that they are fine.

As the novel moves along we are introduced to the character Dave Lewis who seems to have links to at least one of the dead women and also the killer's next victim. This throws up the question of whether the murderer has a vendetta against Dave and as the plot progresses Dave becomes more and more involved in a deadly game with the killer.

As with `The 50/50 Murders' this is a well written and well plotted novel. There are twists and turns and often your conclusions are confounded. This book would make ideal beach reading and I would recommend it, even though I think the best work is still to come from this author.