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The Ungrateful Dead
By (Author) Adam Simcox
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
17th October 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Urban fantasy
823.92
Hardback
480
Width 166mm, Height 236mm, Spine 42mm
720g
The gripping third instalment in Adam Simcox's supernatural crime DYING SQUAD series.
A MISSING DETECTIVEDetective Joe Lazarus is missing. The Dying Squad are on the case, but following reports of his sighting, signs suggest he may have fallen back into his criminal ways.A DEATH IN A NIGHTCLUBA new drug is taking the world by storm. Spook allows the living to see the dead, but its effects are often fatal. The Dying Squad's visit to a Berlin nightclub quickly turns their search into an entirely more sinister case.TWO WORLDS COLLIDEBecause the invention of Spook has another purpose. One that's been decades in the planning. Two worlds are on a collision course - the living and the dead's - and the Dying Squad must summon all their investigatory cunning to stop a plot that could change people's (after)lives for ever.Adam is a London-based filmmaker who's shot commercials for brands such as McLaren, Primark and Vice, and music videos for Britpop veterans as well as fresh on the scene alt-country stars. He began his film career by writing and directing three features: the first sold to Netflix; the second and third won awards and critical acclaim at festivals worldwide. A graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course, The Dying Squad is Adam's debut novel.