Author:P. J. Tracy,Sarah Borges
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Live Bait by P. J. Tracy, read by Sarah Borges.
When elderly Morey Gilbert is found, lying dead in the grass by his wife, Lily, it's a tragedy, but it shouldn't have been a shock - old people die. But when she finds a bullet hole in his skull, the blood washed away by heavy rain, sadness turns to fear. It looks like an execution...
Soon a whole city is fearful as new victims are found, killed with the same cold precision. All elderly. All apparently blameless.
Detectives Gino and Magozzi, race to uncover a connection and their best hope of doing so may be Grace McBride, beautiful, damaged survivor of an earlier killing spree. And the answers, it seems, are buried in a terrible past.
Praise for P.J. Tracy:
'Her second offering doesn't disappoint. Vivid scenes, realistic characters and humorous dialogue' Time Out
'A fast-paced, gripping read with thrills and devilish twists' Guardian
PJ Tracy is about to become a household name
—— Daily MirrorSucked me in from the first page. The characters were intriguing, the plot thrilling and the writing effortless. It has been a long time since a book engaged me like this. I will be telling everyone I know to read this book
—— Sally Hepworth , bestselling author of The Family Next DoorVery well written and suspenseful with characters to believe in; it was deeply psychological and I thoroughly enjoyed it
—— Lisa Ballantyne , bestselling author of The Guilty OnePraise for B M Carroll
—— -A cast of warm, engaging characters in a sparkling story that crosses the globe between Ireland and Australia. I enjoyed every page of this touching, authentic novel
—— Liane Moriarty , on Worlds ApartA clever eye for characterisation and story
—— Cathy Kelly , on Once LostWith all the humour and empathy of Binchy, Carroll captures the conflicts and compromises women make
—— Daily Telegraph, on Once LostSuperb... Osborne's dialogue and description echo Chandler's wit and world-weariness with uncanny skill
—— Mark Sanderson , Evening StandardAn exhilarating talent...one of our finest writers
—— Francesca Angelini , Sunday TimesLawrence Osborne, an accomplished writer of fiction and nonfiction, has been asked to imagine a new case for Philip Marlow and -- have a smell from the barrel, all you gunsels and able grables -- it crackles...brisk and disarming
—— Laura Lipman , New York Times Book ReviewThe tone here is elegiac, the pace relaxed. If you’ve missed Marlowe, you’ll find this a worthy addition to the canon
—— Barry Forshaw , GuardianPhilip Marlowe is back in a seedily satisfying thriller on the US-Mexican border
—— Sunday TimesOsborne does a fine job in giving Marlowe a fresh assignment in this evocative, melancholy homage… Only to Sleep is more than a detective story. It is also a meditation on ageing and how, even in the autumn of a man’s life, he still is driven to pit his skills and courage against dangerous adversaries
—— Adam LeBor , Financial TimesOsborne's brilliant innovation is to show us Philip Marlowe as an old man in the late eighties, retired to Mexico. Marlowe's got one last job: looking for a man called Zinn
—— Mail on SundayA gripping, elegantly written crime story about age and decline… with its blend of mystery and humanity it’s exactly the sort of novel [Raymond Chandler] would have been pleased to inspire
—— Tom Williams , SpectatorObviously a lover of Chandler’s work, Osborne has written a novel of excellence, with a good, slightly chaotic plot (as, often, were Chandler’s) and some wonderful atmosphere
—— Marcel Berlins , The TimesThe most enjoyable book I’ve read in a long time… I enjoyed it more than the original… it’s Lawrence Osborne being just brilliant
—— Katie Law , Monocle Culture ShowI’m lost in admiration for what Lawrence Osborne has done here… he’s created a brilliant standalone novel… it’s a wonderful book
—— John Mitchinson , Monocle Culture ShowA new Philip Marlowe story based on Raymond Chandler's creation. Marlowe is the man I want to be, both the book character and as played by Humphrey Bogart on film. Here is Marlowe at 72... which just happens to be my age
—— Terry Deary , Daily MailA valedictory investigation, complete with sinister bad guys and a memorable femme fatale
—— John Williams , Mail on SundayOsborne has mastered Chandler’s gift for metaphor…and deepens Marlowe’s psyche as he responds to “a sad summons from the depths of his own wasted past”
—— Publishers WeeklyOsborne’s continuation of Raymond Chandler feels like the real thing
—— i[Only to Sleep] is compelling and Osborne often captures Marlowe’s voice
—— Paul Connolly , MetroOsborne gets Chandler and his version of the enduring detective, Philip Marlowe, is the best I've read... This mystery is well plotted and plays out with a twist to satisfy the readers who figure things out for themselves but still like to be surprised… if Osborne were to write another Marlowe thriller… I will be there to read it
—— NudgeI’m gripped
—— YOU Magazine onlineFans of Gone Girl, Serial and Making a Murderer will not be able to put this book down. I promise you all that!
—— Let's Start With This One BlogA must read
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