From the author of Slow Horses and soon to be an Original Series from Apple TV+ starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.
CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron's debut novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a missing child unravels a murderous conspiracy.
This deluxe edition of a modern classic includes a foreword by Emma Thompson and discussion questions for book clubs.
It's an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home. In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing.
With the police more interested in keeping the neighbors from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her, and enlists the help of Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm. But Sarah's and Zoë's search reveals more secrets than answers. As Zoë and Sarah draw closer to the truth, they are caught in a web of conspiracy and come up against government forces, cold-blooded mercenaries and vengeful loners.
Down Cemetery Road is CWA Diamond Dagger recipient Mick Herron's debut novel and the first book in the Zoë Boehm series.
Praise for Down Cemetery Road
"[Herron's] first novel, Down Cemetery Road, begins with the funniest dinner party scene I have ever read, and then, after a nearby explosion, shifts into thriller territory." —Los Angeles Review of Books
“Good characterization, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible.” —The Daily Telegraph
“If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction.” —Val McDermid, author of Past Lying
“A not-to-be-missed treat . . . Herron's incisive portraits are as pitch perfect as ever, and even if you've read this series before, it's worth reminding yourself of its excellence.” —The Guardian
“Mick Herron skillfully weaves a complex story with interesting snippets of current events . . . This is the perfect choice for those who like to analyze many layers and false starts as a story unfolds.” —AudioFile Magazine
“[Down Cemetery Road] shifts from domesticity with violence and private detectives—initially seeming something like Kate Atkinson's detective novels in both the quality of the writing and the lightness of tone—to something like Christopher Brookmyre at his best . . . Herron is a major writer of considerable wit and talent.” —International Noir Fiction
Praise for The Oxford Series
“Stylish and engaging.” —Washington Post
"A dark, entertaining, off-kilter world in which anything can happen, and probably will." —Kirkus Reviews
“You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders.” —Foreword Reviews
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of the Oxford series, the Slough House series, the standalone books This Is What Happened, Nobody Walks, and Reconstruction, and the novella The List. His work has been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and CWA Steel Dagger Awards, and he has won an Ellery Queen Readers Award and the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. He lives in Oxford.
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From the author of Slow Horses and soon to be an Original Series from Apple TV+ starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.
CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron's debut novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a missing child unravels a murderous conspiracy.
This deluxe edition of a modern classic includes a foreword by Emma Thompson and discussion questions for book clubs.
It's an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home. In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing.
With the police more interested in keeping the neighbors from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her, and enlists the help of Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm. But Sarah's and Zoë's search reveals more secrets than answers. As Zoë and Sarah draw closer to the truth, they are caught in a web of conspiracy and come up against government forces, cold-blooded mercenaries and vengeful loners.
Down Cemetery Road is CWA Diamond Dagger recipient Mick Herron's debut novel and the first book in the Zoë Boehm series.
Praise
Praise for Down Cemetery Road
"[Herron's] first novel, Down Cemetery Road, begins with the funniest dinner party scene I have ever read, and then, after a nearby explosion, shifts into thriller territory." —Los Angeles Review of Books
“Good characterization, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible.” —The Daily Telegraph
“If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction.” —Val McDermid, author of Past Lying
“A not-to-be-missed treat . . . Herron's incisive portraits are as pitch perfect as ever, and even if you've read this series before, it's worth reminding yourself of its excellence.” —The Guardian
“Mick Herron skillfully weaves a complex story with interesting snippets of current events . . . This is the perfect choice for those who like to analyze many layers and false starts as a story unfolds.” —AudioFile Magazine
“[Down Cemetery Road] shifts from domesticity with violence and private detectives—initially seeming something like Kate Atkinson's detective novels in both the quality of the writing and the lightness of tone—to something like Christopher Brookmyre at his best . . . Herron is a major writer of considerable wit and talent.” —International Noir Fiction
Praise for The Oxford Series
“Stylish and engaging.” —Washington Post
"A dark, entertaining, off-kilter world in which anything can happen, and probably will." —Kirkus Reviews
“You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders.” —Foreword Reviews
Author
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of the Oxford series, the Slough House series, the standalone books This Is What Happened, Nobody Walks, and Reconstruction, and the novella The List. His work has been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and CWA Steel Dagger Awards, and he has won an Ellery Queen Readers Award and the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. He lives in Oxford.
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