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A darker shade of blue : stories

Presents a world of broken families and run-down estates, revenge killings and prostitution, drugs, guns and corruption; a world of overstretched police forces and underpaid detectives, men and women who strive nonetheless for a kind of justice; and, a world in which everything, even friendship, has a price.

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  • "Bundel detectiveverhalen rond allerlei personages uit eerder werk van de auteur en over een nieuwe detective."
  • "Presents a world of broken families and run-down estates, revenge killings and prostitution, drugs, guns and corruption; a world of overstretched police forces and underpaid detectives, men and women who strive nonetheless for a kind of justice; and, a world in which everything, even friendship, has a price."@en
  • "John Harvey has been described as the master of British crime and in A Darker Shade of Blue he has collected together some of his very best writing."
  • ""A master of the craft. John Harvey is lights out one of the best." -Michael ConnellyJohn Harvey has been described as the master of British crime fiction: From the mean streets of London to the jazz clubs and clip joints of Soho, this is a world of broken families, revenge killings, and prostitution; drugs, guns, and corruption; a world of overstretched police forces and underpaid detectives; men and women who strive nonetheless for a kind of justice; a world in which everything, even friendship, has a price. Featuring characters like Frank Elder, who tried to turn his back on police work and failed; Jack Kiley, ex-cop and now a London-based PI; and the renowned jazz loving and much-loved Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick, John Harvey's finely-crafted vignettes perfectly encapsulate life in the badlands of contemporary Britain."@en
  • "Covers the life in the badlands of modern Britain. From the killing fields of the East Midlands to the mean streets of London, from the jazz clubs and clip joints of Soho to the barren fenlands of East Anglia, this title focuses on a world of broken families and run-down estates, revenge killings and prostitution, drugs, guns and corruption."@en
  • "A collection of short stories from a master of British crime fiction features tales of ex-cops and private investigators who wade through broken families, revenge, prostitution, drugs, and corruption in their search for justice."
  • "A collection of short stories from a master of British crime fiction features tales of ex-cops and private investigators who wade through broken families, revenge, prostitution, drugs, and corruption in their search for justice."@en

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  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Crime"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Short stories"
  • "Short stories"@en
  • "Short stories (Children's/YA) (Children's)"@en
  • "Crime & mystery"@en
  • "General fiction (Children's/YA) (Children's)"@en

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  • "A darker shade of blue : stories"@en
  • "Darker Shade of Blue Stories"@en
  • "A darker shade of blue stories"
  • "A darker shade of blue"
  • "A darker shade of blue"@en
  • "A darker shade of blue : a collection of short stories"@en

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