Firewatching: The Number One Bestseller

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'Clever and compulsive'LOUISE CANDLISH
'A fantastic read'JAMES DELARGY
'I loved it'LEE CHILD
It's everything you could want from a crime novel'SARAH WARD
'A bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction'KATE RHODES

A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
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One wrong move will ignite the city . . .

A body is found bricked into a wall of the Old Vicarage. From the state of the hands, its clear the dead man was buried alive.When the man is connected to an old missing persons case, Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler is called.

After an incident, Tyler needs this case to go well in order to prove himself and get his career back on track. But he soon discovers that he has a connection to the case that hopelessly compromises him. He makes the snap decision not to tell his superiors, certain that he is the only one that can solve the crime. Now Tyler must move carefully to find out the truth, without destroying the case or himself.

Meanwhile, someone in the city knows exactly what happened to the body. Someone who is watching Tyler closely. Someone with an unhealthy obsession with fire . . .

A taut investigative thriller bursting with character and tension, introducing an enigmatic, fresh lead detective unlike any you have met before. Perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty, Tana French,Steve Cavanagh and Sharon Bolton.

DS Adam Tyler will return inNIGHTHAWKING, the unmissable new thriller from highly-acclaimed author, Russ Thomas - available now.

PRAISE FORFIREWATCHING

Taut, intelligent and fast moving, Thomas tells his story with admirable skill' DAILY MAIL
An intriguing start to a new series, introducing a pleasingly misanthropic new hero with the requisite traumatic past'OBSERVER
A gripping new British gay crime thriller that kept us guessing right up to its incendiary climax . . . We couldnt put it down' ATTITUDE
'Totally absorbed meCASS GREEN
'Intelligent,pacyandcompelling SARAH WARD
'A fantastic read with a plot that left me guessing and a cast of very real and well imagined characters'JAMES DELARGY
A cracking read with a terrific new detective lead. Red hot debut for 2020SARAH HILARY
Russ Thomas is a bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction, his talent blazes as fiercely as the flames that rage through his book. Really wonderful, imaginative writingKATE RHODES
DS Adam Tyler navigates a complex cast of villains and victims in a cold case that suddenly turns very, very hot'LOUISE CANDLISH

Reviews

"Firewatching is a UK cop novel with a pitch-perfect blend of the best of the old and the best of the new - all the traditional strengths and charms are here, with a fresh and relevant 21st-century edge. I loved it."--Lee Child

I've got a new man in my life. His name is Adam Tyler. Yorkshireman. Enjoys cold drinks and colder cases. Hangs out in exceptional debut novels and exceptionaller sequels. Firewatching and Nighthawking are comparable with the best of Michael Connelly's Bosch books and James Lee Burke's Robicheaux novels, and - naturally - Ian Rankin; but there's an elegiac quality here that reminds me of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie titles and the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French."--AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

"[An] excellent debut...This stunning police procedural marks Thomas as an author to watch."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The richness of Tyler's character and the vividness of his negotiation of his own sexuality and the casual bigotry in his community are effective. The subsidiary characters are lively and believable, the arsons are particularly well described...This is a rewarding entertainment. A good detective in an incendiary procedural."--Kirkus Reviews

[A] gritty first novel...Tyler and Rabbani make an intriguing team, and Thomas shows a flair for vivid imagery in this twisty, very dark procedural.--Booklist

"Tortured characters and the story's fires ignite a dramatic, riveting debut about fathers, sons, and secrets. Readers who appreciate Ann Cleeves's intricately plotted stories with complicated protagonists will welcome another British series into that fold."--Library Journal

Author Bio

Russ Thomas was born in Essex, raised in Berkshire and now lives in Sheffield. After a few 'proper' jobs (among them: pot-washer, optician's receptionist, supermarket warehouse operative, call-centre telephonist, and storage salesman) he discovered the joys of bookselling, where he could talk to people about books all day. His highly-acclaimed debut novel,Firewatching, is the first in the DS Adam Tyler series and published in February 2020.Nighthawking, the second book in the series, published in April 2021. To find out more, visit his website or follow him on Twitter. https://russthomasauthor.com T: /@thevoiceofruss