NIGHTFALL (The 1st Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller)

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Kerridge, Jake (6 August 2012). "A crime author, at the festival, with a kindle". The Telegraph. London . Retrieved 3 November 2013. Stephen Leather Synopses: The standalone novel Private Dancer by Stephen Leather is about a man, Pete, who meets a pole dancer named Joy and falls in love. Pete winds up in a strange world of sex, drugs and deception and soon discovers that Joy is no joy at all, and rather, his own personal nightmare. While reading the sample, I thought that this is my kind of book. It had a dark, twisted, jaded protagonist with some great sarcastic humor. I immediately bought the book. It took some time, but I finally got around to reading it.

Learning that his father had sold his soul to the devil before his birth, the disbelieving Nightingale ignores the warning of his maniacal father and continues on with his life. It is not until a series of strange and horrible deaths start occurring that Nightingale begins to take the ravings seriously. Just weeks shy of his thirty third birthday, the day when the macabre pact is supposed to conclude, the former police officer must use all of of his analytical intelligence so solve the most important case of his career. Note: Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye is co-authored with Warren Olson. If You Like Stephen Leather Books, You’ll Love…Before reading Nightfall, I'd heard of Stephen Leather but hadn't read any of his books. I'm glad that this was my first one, because I really enjoyed it. Standard tropes. The rest was basic. Cop turned PI, everything going to hell around him and all he needs is a bit of booze and a girl to tell him he's so strong. ITW Thriller Award nominees and winners". Thriller Writers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012.

What Remains– Colm Healy used to be one of the Met’s best detectives. Haunted by the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters, his life was left in ruins. David Raker is the only friend Healy has left. The only one who understands that redemption rests on solving these murders. Their search will unravel a thread of tragedy spanning years, and will force them to sacrifice everything they have left… THE CWA's 2004 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award". Crime Writer's Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 . Retrieved 13 August 2012. I Am Missing– When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from, the press immediately dub him ‘The Lost Man’. Naming himself Richard Kite, he spends the next 10 months desperately trying to find out who he is. But no one knows him. Richard’s last hope may be private investigator David Raker. But Raker has more questions than answers. a b c "Kindle gives thriller writer a plot for success – at 71p a shot". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 August 2012.Each book in the David Raker series is offering a standalone story, but the lives of the different characters evolve from one book to the other. Miller, Laura (1 January 2013). "Talking with Daniel Mendelsohn about the year in literary criticism". Salon.com . Retrieved 3 November 2013. The e-book debate - threat or opportunity?". Front Row. BBC Radio 4. 29 August 2012 . Retrieved 3 November 2013. (Quote, in response to audience question, at around 26.53) The writing itself is top-notch. Nightfall is precisely plotted, with tension, action, and humor in all the right places. The characters are engaging and the action is intense. I found the mystery elements of the story to be its strongest parts, which comes as no surprise, since mystery thrillers are Leather’s bread and butter. This book would be a great gateway into fantasy for someone who’s into mystery or crime novels.