Luther : The Calling

English

ISBN: 1451673094

EAN: 9781451673098

Category: Fiction / Media Tie-In/Fiction / Thrillers / General/Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General/Fiction / Crime/

Publisher: Touchstone

Release Date: 09/07/2012

Synopsis: A brilliant standalone crime novel and prequel to the acclaimed BBC series by the shows creator and sole writer: Luther is to crime fiction what his historical counterpart was to religion.?Gripping, taut fiction by a new master in the genre (Guillermo del Toro).Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. Hes a murder detective with an extraordinary case clearance rate. Hes obsessive, instinctive, and intense. Nobody who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. And yet there are rumors that Luther is badnot corrupt, not on the take, but tormented. He seethes with a hidden fury that at times he can barely control. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of madness, making him do things he shouldntthings well beyond the limits of the law. Edgar Award-winning writer Neil Cross has created one of the most compelling characters in modern crime fictiona man who may be a force for good, or hell-bent on self-destruction. For fans of the award-winning series starring Emmy-nominee Idris Elba, and for all lovers of crime fiction, Luther is a compelling, compulsively readable novel by the writer hailed by The Guardian as Britains own Stephen King.

Luther : The Calling

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 6.12 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 17.81 oz

Pages: 336