The Dying Place
By (Author) Luca Veste
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
14th December 2014
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
280g
Once insidetheres no way out
A fate worse than death
DI Murphy and DS Rossi discover the body of known troublemaker Dean Hughes, dumped on the steps of St Marys Church in West Derby, Liverpool. His body is covered with the unmistakable marks of torture.
As they hunt for the killer, they discover a worrying pattern. Other teenagers, all young delinquents, have been disappearing without a trace.
Who is clearing the streets of Liverpool
Where are the other missing boys being held
And can Murphy and Rossi find them before they meet the same fate as Dean
A writer to watch MARK BILLINGHAM
Darkly impressivedisturbing and intelligent THE TIMES
Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put downt STEVE MOSBY
Luca Veste is a writer of Italian and Scouse heritage, ismarried with two young daughters, and is himself oneof nine children. He is currently studying Psychologyand Criminology at University in Liverpool.Luca is the editor of the Spinetingler Award nominated charity anthology Off The Record, and co-editor of True Brit Grit, another anthology of short stories for charity. He has also written short stories for numerous other publications.A former civil servant, actor, singer, and guitarist, (although he still picks it up now and again), he now divides his time between home life, University work and writing.