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The Children's Crusade: Only one man stands in their way . . .

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Children's Crusade: Only one man stands in their way . . .

Contributors:

By (Author) Elliott Hall

ISBN:

9781848540767

Publisher:

Hodder & Stoughton

Imprint:

Hodder Paperback

Publication Date:

12th June 2012

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

242g

Description

PI Felix Strange is working his last case. The woman he loves has been taken by Fisher Partners - America's for-profit secret police - and, though he suspects he won't find her, he's going to do the next best thing: kill everyone involved.

As he works his way down the list, Strange is offered a secret deal, which could lead him straight to Iris. Across the American South, the militant Sons of David are on the rise. Their leader, the prophet Joshua, promises a new world to replace the sinful old. To free Iris, all Strange has to do is assassinate this new messiah. The problem He's twelve years old.

Reviews

Praise for the first two novels in the Strange Trilogy - :

'Wonderful' - The Times

'Knockout . . . Redolent of Watchmen and Blade Runner' - Guardian

'Ingenious and witty' - Daily Telegraph

'Fabulous' - Shots Magazine

'Elliott Hall is an undoubted talent and The Children's Crusade is a fascinatingly different and original kind of thriller' - Crimeandpublishing.com

'An action-packed mystery set in a post-apocalyptic Houston . . . Hall's books hark back to some of the great masters of the crime-writing genre, in particular Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy' - Yorkshire Post

Elliott Hall is an undoubted talent and The Children's Crusade is a fascinatingly different and original kind of thriller - Crimeandpublishing.com

Author Bio

Elliott Hall was born and raised in Canada. He now lives in London.

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