Smoke And Whispers

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It's been a while since Sarah Tucker has seen detective Zo Boehm, until she heads to Newcastle to identify a body hauled out of the Tyne. It looks like Zo 's terrible fear of death has finally caught up with her. But putting a name to the corpse raises questions that Sarah can't answer. Why was the body wearing a jacket a murderer had stolen years before Did Zo kill herself Or did one of her old cases come back to haunt her

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Praise for Smoke and Whispers

You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders.Smoke and Whispers,Mick Herron's fifth novel, crackles from the start . . . Atmospheric, full of surprises, with some pools of seductive prose.
ForeWord Reviews

In this assured mystery from British author Herron . . . does a nice job of planting red herrings and making [Sarah Tucker's] amateur sleuthing plausible.
Publishers Weekly

Smoke and Whispersis an electrifying story that doesn't let up from start to finish . . . A most original, satisfying suspense thriller.
Mysterious Reviews

Always interesting and entertaining . . . Anyone who starts the Zo tetralogy will be rewarded by continuing with the series.
International Noir Fiction


Praise for Mick Herron

"Mick Herron never tells a suspense story in the expected way."
The New York Times Book Review

"Stylish and engaging."
The Washington Post

Good characterization, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible.
Daily Telegraph

"Masterful . . . How Herron is able to tie all these events together will test the sleuthing ability of even the most savvy readers as one surprise engenders another. The intricate plot, coupled with Herrons breezy writing style . . . results in superior entertainment that makes most other novels of suspense appear dull and slow-witted by comparison."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Author Bio

Mick Herronis a British novelist and short story writer who was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford. He is the author of six books in the Slough House series (Slow Horses,Dead Lions,Real Tigers,Spook Street,London Rules, and the novellaThe List) and four Oxford mysteries (Down Cemetery Road,The Last Voice You Hear,Why We Die, andSmoke and Whispers), as well as the standalone novelsReconstruction,Nobody WalksandThis Is What Happened. His workhas won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller,and the Ellery Queen Readers Award, andbeen nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and Theakstons Novel of the Year Awards. He currently lives in Oxford and writes full-time.