As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime It doesn't look like murder in a city full of death. A pandemic called 'The Sweats' is sweeping the globe. London is a city in crisis. Hospitals begin to fill with the dead and dying, but Stevie Flint is convinced that the sudden death of her boyfriend Dr Simon Sharkey was not from natural causes. As roads out of London become gridlocked with people fleeing infection, Stevie's search for Simon's killers takes her in the opposite direction, into the depths of the dying city and a race with death. A Lovely Way to Burn is the first outbreak in the Plague Times trilogy. Chilling, tense and completely compelling, it's Louise Welsh writing at the height of her powers.
La Trilogie des Temps de Peste Séries
Cette série captivante plonge les lecteurs au cœur d'une ville mourante aux prises avec une peste mortelle et un effondrement sociétal. Suivez les personnages alors qu'ils luttent pour leur survie au milieu d'une peur omniprésente, de la méfiance et de la lutte pour chaque jour qui passe. Le récit mêle avec maestria les luttes personnelles à une menace écrasante qui remet en question les fondements mêmes de la civilisation. C'est un examen sombre mais convaincant de la résilience humaine face à l'apocalypse.
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Death is a Welcome Guest
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Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Magnus McFall was a comic on the brink of his big break when the world came to an end. Now, he is a man on the run and there is nothing to laugh about. Thrown into unwilling partnership with an escaped convict, Magnus flees the desolation of London to make the long journey north, clinging to his hope that the sickness has not reached his family on their remote Scottish island. He finds himself in a landscape fraught with danger, fighting for his place in a world ruled by men, like his fellow traveller Jeb - practical men who do not let pain or emotions interfere with getting the job done. This is a world with its own justice, and new rules. Where people, guns and food are currency. Where survival is everything. Death is a Welcome Guest defies you to put it down, and leaves you with questions that linger in the mind long after you read the last page.
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A thrilling novel from the author of A Lovely Way to Burn