Dirt [electronic resource]
Sultoon, Sarah2023
eBook
A compulsive, searing political thriller set on a kibbutz in Northern Israel, where the discovery of the body of an Israeli-Arab worker sets off a devastating chain of events…`A first-class political thriller´ Steve Cavanagh`A bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled it´ Freya Berry`A powerful political thriller that brims with authentic detail. Clever, compulsive and achingly atmospheric´ Kia Abdullah–––––––––––––––––––––This is no utopia…1996. Northern Israel. Lola leaves an unhappy home life in England for the fabled utopian life of a kibbutz, but this heavily guarded farming community on the Arab-Israeli border isn't the idyll it seems, and tensions are festering.Hundreds of miles away, in the Jerusalem offices of the International Tribune newspaper, all eyes are on Israel's response to a spate of rocket attacks from Lebanon, until cub reporter Jonny Murphy gets a tip from a mysterious source that sends him straight into the danger zone.When the body of an Arab worker is discovered in the dirt of the kibbutz chicken house, it triggers a series of events that puts Lola and the whole community in jeopardy, and Jonny begins to uncover a series of secrets that put everything at risk, as he begins to realise just how far some people will go to belong…–––––––––––––––––––––`A fantastic page-turner and an intriguing look at a complex and dangerous world. Sarah Sultoon creates intelligent, memorable characters and fascinating stories´ Holly Watt`A powerhouse writer´ Jo Spain`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`An immersive and evocative political thriller that thrust me into a unique, razor-edged world, with a plot filled with tension and complexity´ Philippa East`Sarah Sultoon draws on her time spent as a journalist in the Middle East to bring northern Israel, its people, its beauty, and its complexities to life in vibrant colour in this twisting whodunnit…´ Antony Dunford`A compelling thriller that weaves a complex tale … escalating to a shocking finale´ Eve Smith`Unsettling, riveting, gets under your skin´ Peter HainPraise for Sarah Sultoon:**Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger****WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award**`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´ Fanny Blake`A powerful story of the brutality of front-line journalism. Authentic, provocative and terrifyingly relevant´ Will Carver
Main title:
Dirt [electronic resource] / Sultoon, Sarah.
Author:
Sultoon, Sarah, authorCloudLibrary
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Imprint:
[S.l.] : Orenda Books, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource320 p.
Series:
The Jonny Murphy files
Notes:
Electronic book.Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Orenda Books 2023 Available via World Wide Web.
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Format: Adobe EPUBRequires: CloudLibrary (file size: 437.0 KB)
ISBN:
9781914585470
Language:
English
Related title:
Dirt
BRN:
682055