Margaret Kirk Bücher
Margaret Kirk schreibt schottische Kriminalromane des Genres „Highland Noir“, die in ihrer Heimatstadt Inverness und deren Umgebung angesiedelt sind. Ihr Debütroman, Shadow Man, gewann 2016 den Good Housekeeping First Novel Competition. Dieses Werk wird als „eine zermürbende und schreckliche Konsequenzen-Spiel“ beschrieben. Kirk ist auch die Autorin mehrerer preisgekrönter Kurzgeschichten, was ihre Vielseitigkeit im Genre unterstreicht.
Europa und Amerika im und nach dem 2. Weltkrieg sind die Schauplätze der abenteuerlichen Lebensgeschichte eines in Armut aufgewachsenen, durch Tüchtigkeit zu immensem Reichtum gekommenen Roma.
In the Blood
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
The third compulsive and gripping novel in the DI Lukas Mahler series from the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Writing competition 2016...
Shadow Man
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences.' Val McDermid A gripping Scottish crime thriller from the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Writing competition 2016. Two sisters Just before her wedding day, Morven Murray, queen of daytime TV, is found murdered. All eyes are on her sister Anna, who was heard arguing with her hours before she was killed. Two murders On the other side of Inverness, police informant Kevin Ramsay is killed in a gangland-style execution. But what exactly did he know? One killer? As ex-Met Detective Inspector Lukas Mahler digs deeper into both cases, he discovers that Morven's life was closer to the Inverness underworld than anyone imagined. Caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, is Lukas hunting one killer, or two? 'A new star of tartan noir is born. Kirk has written a brilliantly tense, atmospheric debut. I can't wait to read more in this highland crime series.' Cass Green, Number 1 ebook bestselling author of THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR.
