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Ritual

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Description for Ritual Paperback. On a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand. DI Jack Caffery and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to a boy who has recently disappeared. Their search for him - and for his abductor - lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld. Series: Jack Caffery. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384. Good, clean copy

Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this dark and disturbing thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Expertly weaving ancient rites with modern forensics, it draws you in and paints a picture so vivid and compelling in the mind, you'll be hooked from page one...

'Intensely enthralling' - OBSERVER
'Expect plenty of blood, gore and black magic' -- DAILY MIRROR
'A vivid and thorough exploration of the clash between ancient superstition and modern science, with plenty of thrills and chills along the way' - GUARDIAN
'Really can recommend and I'm not ... Read more
'I couldn't put it down and finished it in a week' -- ***** Reader review
'Fantastic and thrilling' -- ***** Reader review
'Darkly enthralling, was hooked in' -- ***** Reader review

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Just after lunch on a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand. The fact that there's no body attached is disturbing enough. Yet more disturbing is the discovery, a day later, of the matching hand.

Both have been recently amputated, and the indications are that the victim was still alive when they were removed.

DI Jack Caffery has been newly seconded to the Major Crime Investigation Unit in Bristol. He and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to a boy who has recently disappeared.

Their search for him - and for his abductor - lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld, where drug addiction is rife, where street-kids sell themselves for a hit, and where an ancient evil lurks; an evil that feeds off the blood - and flesh - of others ...

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bantam Books/ A Division of Tr
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Jack Caffery
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553820430
SKU
KSG0003943
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Mo Hayder
MO HAYDER left school at fifteen. She worked as a barmaid, security guard, filmmaker, hostess in a Tokyo club, educational administrator and teacher of English as a foreign language in Asia. She had an MA in film from The American University in Washington DC and an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University UK. Mo was the ... Read more

Reviews for Ritual
Mo Hayder is inimitable. She surpasses even Ruth Rendell in her ability to find horror in everyday things... Intensely enthralling
OBSERVER
A vivid and thorough exploration of the clash between ancient superstition and modern science, with plenty of thrills and chills along the way
GUARDIAN
A combination of irresistible prose and hateful subjects makes Hayder's books ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Ritual


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