The Acapulco

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club … the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series… ‘ Such a revelation’ Laura Lippman ‘ Gruesome and assured, Buchholz’ s work remains as persuasive as ever’ Barry Forshaw, Financial Times ‘ Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘ Unpredictable, shocking and funny … Simone Buchholz is my favourite German crime writer’ Mark Sanderson, The Times **WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city’ s red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs. Chastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible for crimes in the district, and she’ s working alongside the police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the killer? Her strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity searches for love and a flamboyant killer – battling her demons and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather – she hits dead end after dead end. As panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone… – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ‘ Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller’ Will Carver ‘ The coolest character in crime fiction … Darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ Doug Johnstone, Big Issue ‘ Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour’ New Zealand Listener ‘ Dark, atmospheric, and complex, with often surprisingly emotional … a classy piece of fiction from an author who never disappoints’ Jen Med’ s Book Reviews Praise for the Chastity Riley series: 'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly 'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews ’ Lyrical and pithy' Sunday Times 'Fierce enough to stab the heart' Spectator 'A real blast of adrenaline' Big Issue 'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space' Financial Times 'A stylish, whip-smart thriller' Russel McLean

Product ID / ISBN / EAN	9781914585661
Publisher	Orenda Books
Format	Paperback
Condition	New
Language	English
Publication Date	13 Apr 2023
Number of Pages	276
Width	19.7 cm
Height	12.8 cm
Depth	2.3 cm