Nightshade
The Brand New Blockbuster Thriller from the Number One Bestseller
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4.2 • 21 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'A great story' THE TIMES
'An enjoyable twisty mystery from a master of the game' MAIL ON SUNDAY
From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard.
*****
'A murder case is like a shark. It sleeps, it dies.'
LAPD Detective Stilwell was forced out of the Homicide department and sent to a dead-end post on Santa Catalina Island.
But when the idyllic holiday destination is rocked by report of a body found in the harbour, weighed down by an anchor, Stilwell has a point to prove to his superiors - and will cross every line to solve the murder himself.
It's sink or swim, as failure will cost him everything while finding the killer will make him a target and reveal the dark heart of his new home.
But on a small island with big secrets - someone is always watching...
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CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:
'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'
IAN RANKIN
'The best mystery writer in the world'
GQ
'A superb natural storyteller'
LEE CHILD
'A master'
STEPHEN KING
'America's greatest living crime writer'
DAILY EXPRESS
'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction'
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this winning series launch, L.A. noir maestro Connelly (the Harry Bosch series) proves small-town policing can be just as high stakes as crime solving in the big city. L.A. County sheriff's detective Stilwell has been transferred to Santa Catalina Island after running afoul of higher-ups. At first, Stilwell resents being exiled, but he learns there's plenty to keep him busy after the body of a young woman is discovered wrapped in an anchor chain in the island's harbor. Soon, Stilwell discovers the victim was a hostess at the island's exclusive, century-old Black Marlin Club, where a statue was just reported missing. Then there's the illegally decapitated buffalo on the island's nature preserve. Might it all point toward a deeper level of corruption on the island? Though protocol dictates that mainland cops investigate the murder, Stilwell doesn't trust them, and risks further discipline in the name of untangling the mystery. The claustrophobic setting and layered plotting evoke the crime novels of John D. MacDonald, and Stilwell makes for an intriguing hero, with enough biographical gaps for Connelly to sketch him in further in subsequent installments. The author's fans will be thrilled to find him working in a new register.
