The Dead The Saxon Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 1 edition by Ingrid Black Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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WINNER OF THE SHAMUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST PI NOVEL
“I defy anyone to guess the identity of the killer or to put this book down."
Five years ago, the serial killer known as the Night Hunter vanished without trace after murdering five women. Now another killer claiming to be the notorious Ed Fagan is back prowling the streets of Dublin in search of new victims - but Saxon, former FBI agent turned true crime author, knows that it can’t really be him. Joining forces with Detective Superintendent Grace Fitzgerald of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, Saxon soon finds herself in danger as the body count starts to rise and old secrets come to light. The Dead won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel and was long listed for the Sunday Independent/Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year award.
“Irish author Black invades Val McDermid territory and comes out a winner in this first mystery set in gritty, moody Dublin…. A string of plausible suspects keeps the reader guessing and the suspense at fever pitch until the breathtaking ending. Black writes with the edginess of Denise Mina, Jenny Siler and the masterful McDermid. This first book will whet the reader's appetite for a sequel” - Publisher’s Weekly. “The Dead’s complex plot is expertly controlled, with false clues and red herrings that lead the reader, like the protagonist, to suspect everyone… Ingrid Black has a hard-bitten voice and a moody authenticity…. The partnership between Eilis O’Hanlon and Ian McConnell could be the start of something big” – The Sunday Times. “A striking tale by a new Irish writer in the mould of Nicci French and Mo Hayder… Strong, explicit stuff that grabs the reader by the throat” – The Crime Bookseller. “The Dead immediately absorbs you into a darker side of Dublin’s criminal world and holds you throughout. Saxon is lovably flawed and you can spend the whole book guessing whodunnit, but I guarantee you won’t be any closer to the truth until Black decides to reveal it to you” – The Irish World. “Ingrid Black’s first novel is a cleverly plotted, briskly moving affair... Saxon has a way with wisecracks and one liners worthy of Philip Marlowe” – The Bournemouth Daily Echo. “This is the first mystery from Black and she shows bags of talent when it comes to atmosphere and plotting. There’s some good hairpin twists, including one at the end which I certainly didn’t see coming… The Dead kept me hooked from beginning to end” – Reviewing The Evidence. “I defy anyone to guess the identity of the killer or to put this book down. The Dead is clever, riveting and invigorating. Highly recommended… A particularly fiendish and intricate thriller” – Sunday Independent. “One of the best things about this book is that the killer could be virtually any of the characters. This is a book in which lots of people are insanely driven and ferociously clever; Ingrid Black kept me guessing until the very end” - The Daily Telegraph. “Let me tell you, I've been led on wild goose chases and gone gambolling after red herrings enough times in many whodunnit genres, but never so many as in The Dead... (with) a plot of such sly and fiendish complexity, with so many misleading clues that, had they been included in the story, Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot would simply have stepped out of the pages in a blind rage and shot the author… It might well be the first thriller ever written in which not a single reader guesses the identity of the murderer” – The Irish Times. “The Dead is a well-wrought novel that fulfills all the demands of this genre. It is fast-moving, witty, intelligent and, above all, it never allows the reader's interest to falter… Black's novel rattles along with the speed of Black's novel rattles along with the speed of an express train. It is extremely well written and is marked by well-drawn characters, extensive research, snappy dialogue and an absence of cliches.... A welcome addition to the growing canon of Irish crime fiction" - Irish Independent.
The Dead The Saxon Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 1 edition by Ingrid Black Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I usually prefer older mysteries, but several weeks ago I read this author's account of how the first two books in this series were plagiarized. Imagine writing a book that was well-received and even won a prestigious award, only to discover nine years later that a thinly-disguised version was being sold on Amazon as a Kindle e-book (and doing quite well, thank you) while someone else pocketed the profits! I was so fascinated by the story and so impressed with the author's talent and charm that I immediately bought this, the first in the Saxon/Fitzgerald series.Saxon (she has no other name) is a former FBI agent who's ended up in Dublin, Ireland. She writes true-crime books, although her precarious emotional state leaves her little energy to devote to that career. She has a strange, love-hate relationship with police work. She left the FBI voluntarily and doesn't want to go back, but her fascination with crime keeps drawing her in. Being in a relationship with Chief Inspector Grace Fitzgerald of the Dublin Police Department means that she's constantly embroiled in murder investigations and police politics.
She came to Ireland to write a book about a suspected serial killer of young women and got to know him as well as anyone. Then he disappeared and the killings stopped. Now he's sending letters with hints as to who will be his next victim and the police are racing to interpret his clues to prevent more murders. Only Saxon knows that the man is dead and even she doesn't know the identity of his imposter.
I found the plot and the characters totally absorbing. Saxon is flawed, but vulnerable. Grace Fitzgerald struggles to do a difficult job with little cooperation from her male colleagues. The men themselves are successful at work, but their personal lives are train wrecks. Every chapter brings another tale of a wife neglected once too often who has given up and left. An occupational hazard for cops everywhere.
"Ingrid Black" is a husband-and-wife team. She's a newspaper columnist and he writes children's books. Although this book won the U.S. "Shamus" award for best first P.I. novel of 2005, they were both experienced writers before they teamed up and it shows. The writing is smooth as silk. This book was both critically well-received and a brisk seller and they followed up the next year with THE DARK EYE. I'm reading that one now and have already bought the third in the series. I can see I'm not going to get much else done until I finish them all. They're gripping stories and the Dublin setting is fascinating.
Best of all, the authors were confident enough in their skills not to resort to the explicit violence and non-stop sex that keeps me away from most modern mysteries. It's a return to the days when a writer had to have something to say and know how to say it, because he couldn't rely on shock tactics and get his books published. I'm LOVING this series.
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The Dead The Saxon Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 1 edition by Ingrid Black Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Found out about this book after reading an article on its plagiarism, and decided to give it a try. The protagonist is ostensibly an American ex-FBI agent, but her speech and attitudes don't ring true. One of the murder victims is a Russian woman, but the authors failed to realize that they'd only given her a patronymic and a last name. Other than those kinds of errors, the plot was twisty -- I suspected nearly every other characters except the killer -- and the ending was satisfactory.
thanks to an inspiring, beautifully written article in the Irish Independent on the plagiarism of several of her works, I discovered a very talented Irish writer. "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" - Charles Caleb Colton
Slow, predictable. One of the most depressing main characters since Kay Scarpetta.
The first in a series of books based in Dublin, this pacy thriller moves along at great speed, keeping the reader interested from the get-go. The authors are gifted word smiths and descriptions of Dublin delighted this reader! A fantastic read, I indulged in a 3 hour marathon read to get to the last page.
This is a great story that keeps you guessing until the end.
I very much enjoyed this yarn. I won't go into the plot, as others before me have already done so. Instead, I'll simply say that I enjoyed the cast of characters, all of them with very real-life shortcomings. Saxon herself is charmingly flawed, never as organised or quite as sharp as she would prefer to be, and all the more real because of this. She is wonderfully intolerant of the less likeable aspects of the people she comes across, and at the same time very caring towards others that most of us wouldn't give the time of day.
The plot quickly drew me in and kept me guessing (and paying attention) right to the very end. Plus Dublin made a refreshing change as a location.
I have forced myself to go next to a book that was already patiently waiting its turn near the top of my reading list, but I envisage that the second Saxon & Fitzgerald adventure will soon be beckoning. I'm already looking forward to it.
I usually prefer older mysteries, but several weeks ago I read this author's account of how the first two books in this series were plagiarized. Imagine writing a book that was well-received and even won a prestigious award, only to discover nine years later that a thinly-disguised version was being sold on as a e-book (and doing quite well, thank you) while someone else pocketed the profits! I was so fascinated by the story and so impressed with the author's talent and charm that I immediately bought this, the first in the Saxon/Fitzgerald series.
Saxon (she has no other name) is a former FBI agent who's ended up in Dublin, Ireland. She writes true-crime books, although her precarious emotional state leaves her little energy to devote to that career. She has a strange, love-hate relationship with police work. She left the FBI voluntarily and doesn't want to go back, but her fascination with crime keeps drawing her in. Being in a relationship with Chief Inspector Grace Fitzgerald of the Dublin Police Department means that she's constantly embroiled in murder investigations and police politics.
She came to Ireland to write a book about a suspected serial killer of young women and got to know him as well as anyone. Then he disappeared and the killings stopped. Now he's sending letters with hints as to who will be his next victim and the police are racing to interpret his clues to prevent more murders. Only Saxon knows that the man is dead and even she doesn't know the identity of his imposter.
I found the plot and the characters totally absorbing. Saxon is flawed, but vulnerable. Grace Fitzgerald struggles to do a difficult job with little cooperation from her male colleagues. The men themselves are successful at work, but their personal lives are train wrecks. Every chapter brings another tale of a wife neglected once too often who has given up and left. An occupational hazard for cops everywhere.
"Ingrid Black" is a husband-and-wife team. She's a newspaper columnist and he writes children's books. Although this book won the U.S. "Shamus" award for best first P.I. novel of 2005, they were both experienced writers before they teamed up and it shows. The writing is smooth as silk. This book was both critically well-received and a brisk seller and they followed up the next year with THE DARK EYE. I'm reading that one now and have already bought the third in the series. I can see I'm not going to get much else done until I finish them all. They're gripping stories and the Dublin setting is fascinating.
Best of all, the authors were confident enough in their skills not to resort to the explicit violence and non-stop sex that keeps me away from most modern mysteries. It's a return to the days when a writer had to have something to say and know how to say it, because he couldn't rely on shock tactics and get his books published. I'm LOVING this series.
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