Death Flight : The electrifying, searing new thriller from award-winning ex-CNN news executive Sarah Sultoon Paperback / softback
by Sarah Sultoon
Part of the The Jonny Murphy Files series
Paperback / softback
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Cub reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of victims of Argentina’s Dirty War, when a headless torso has washed up on a city beach, thrusting him into a shocking investigation… ‘Jarringly authentic, pulsatingly engrossing, granular frontline reporter’s eye – her finest thriller yet’ Peter Hain ‘A tense political thriller that veritably thrums with menace.
Clever, ambitious and utterly compulsive’ Kia Abdullah ‘Gripping, intriguing, action-packed and powerful, I raced through this hard-hitting thriller in just two days!’ Philippa East _______________ Argentina. 1998. Human remains are found on a beach on the outskirts of Buenos Aires – a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home dozens of mutilated bodies thrown from planes during Argentina’s Dirty War.
Flights of death, with passengers known as the Disappeared. International Tribune reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of the missing, desperate to keep their memory alive, when the corpse turns up.
His investigations with his companion, freelance photographer Paloma Glenn, have barely started when Argentina's simmering financial crisis explodes around them. As the fabric of society starts to disintegrate and Argentine cities burn around them, Jonny and Paloma are suddenly thrust centre stage, fighting to secure both their jobs and their livelihoods. But Jonny is also fighting something else, an echo from his own past that he'll never shake, and as it catches up with him and Paloma, he must make choices that will endanger everything he knows… _______________ Sarah Sultoon creates intelligent, memorable characters and fascinating stories’ Holly Watt ‘A powerhouse writer’ Jo Spain ‘A must-read, high-octane political thriller that does not let up … a heart-stopping and deeply touching read.
Superb’ Eve Smith ‘With Argentina back in the headlines, this is a timely thriller exploring one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history … a gripping read’ Martin Patience, BBC News ‘Non-stop, breathless, harrowing, who-can-we-trust thriller, all the more powerful for being based on real tragic events’ Anthony Dunford Praise for Sarah Sultoon **Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger** **WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award** ‘A first-class political thriller’ Steve Cavanagh ‘A bitingly sharp, pacy thriller.
Devilishly good. I inhaled it’ Freya Berry ‘A brave and thought-provoking debut novel’ Adam Hamdy ‘A taut and thought-provoking book that’s all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real life’ CultureFly ‘A tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survival’ NB Magazine ‘A powerful, compelling read that doesn’t shy away from some upsetting truths … written with such energy’ Fanny Blake ‘A powerful story of the brutality of front-line journalism.
Authentic, provocative and terrifyingly relevant’ Will Carver An extraordinary piece of writing from a political thriller writer at the very top of her game’ Victoria Selman ‘Brilliant and gripping’ S J Watson ‘Full of danger and pulsating characters’ Louise Beech
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Orenda Books
- Publication Date:29/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781916788015
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Orenda Books
- Publication Date:29/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781916788015
