Blood Whispers (25 page)
Also by John Gordon Sinclair
What happens when the man you have to kill is the only man who has the answers you seek?
A hit man trying to find answers to his brother’s murder.
An informer trying to flee his past.
A family under threat.
Rural Northern Ireland and small-town Alabama: Two places connected by a deadly act – an act that draws two men, and those closest to them, into a spiral of lies, violence and murder as they try to lay their ghosts to rest.
But can you ever be forgiven for the sins of your past?
‘One of the finest debuts of the decade.’ Ken Bruen
‘A brutal, extremely addictive and vivid portrayal of the sins of men finally catching up with them. This is a very strong debut tinged with sadness that will stay with you long after the final page.’ Crimesquad.com
‘An impressive debut . . . Fast and bloody, though with some moving touches, and Sinclair scores top marks for the exceptionally vivid dialogue.’
The Times
John Gordon Sinclair was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He moved to London in the early Eighties and now lives in Surrey with his wife, Shauna, and their two children.
John’s first film won him a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer to a Leading film Role. His first outing in London’s West End won him an Olivier award for Best Actor.
Seventy Times Seven
, his first novel, was published in 2012 and was described by Barry Norman as ‘a remarkable first novel’ and as ‘an impressive debut . . . Fast and bloody’ by
The Times
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Seventy Times Seven
First published in 2014
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Extract from Hermann Hesse’s
Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth
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978–0–571–28392–7