The Strangler Vine

Oct 10, 2024 5:33 AM

Author:M. J. Carter

The Strangler Vine

For lovers of Sherlock, Shardlake and Ripper Street. A gripping and pulse-racing mystery thriller with a great detective double act.

'Splendid, enthralling, an exotic mystery that captivated me.' Bernard Cornwell

Calcutta 1837. Young officer William Avery is tasked by his employers-the East India Company-with tracking down disgraced poet and spy Xavier Mountstuart, lost in the jungles of central India. Accompanied by the dissolute and mysterious Jeremiah Blake, Avery is sure the mission is doomed.

When their search leads them into Kali-worshipping Thug territory, the pair are soon fighting for their lives, but impelled to solve the horrifying mystery behind their mission. With death and danger on every side, is it too late for them to save themselves?

Shortlisted for the John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime novel of the year 2014, and the HWA Debut Crown for Best Historical Novel 2015, Longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2015 and the Bailey's Woman's Prize for Fiction 2014

Reviews

Clever and sophisticated...Has the feel of a real investigation, carried out by convincing characters and shedding new light on this most perplexing of crimes

—— Joan Smith , Sunday Times

Similar to Ellroy in his American Underworld trilogy, this criminologist and author weaves together reality and fiction when he lets a group of honest cops once again scrutinize millions of documents to investigate the murder case. As the conspiracy theory develops the confusion grows. Brilliant.

—— Le Parisien

There's plenty of life in Nordic Noir as Persson reminds us. British writers who complain about the attention given to the Scandinavians should pick this up and see why that is

—— Barry Forshaw , Financial Times

As well as being an intricately detailed cirme scenario, this is a powerful state-of-the-nation novel. Audacious narrative strategies are par for the course for the award-winning Scandicrims novelist Leif Persson

—— Good Book Guide

Chilling stuff

—— Fabulist

A chilling read

—— My Weekly

A grisly, gripping thriller

—— Sunday Mirror

Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow

—— Sunday Sport

Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing!

—— Lisa Gardner

Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet

—— Will Lavender

What a great premise!...EENY MEENY is a fresh and brilliant departure from the stock serial killer tale. And Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years

—— Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller

—— Huffington Post

A gripping thriller... Will leave even the most hardened of horror fans looking over their shoulders and checking that the door is locked!

—— Yattar Yattar

Complex, ingenious and thrilling

—— CultureFly

a sinister and suspenseful read

—— Jan Gardner , Boston Globe

ghastly, riveting tale.

—— Entertainment Weekly

Highly unsettling

—— Daily Telegraph

A tantalising mystery

—— Sunday Telegraph

Captures sinister atmosphere brilliantly

—— Spectator

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