While reading the sample, I thought that this is my kind of book. It had a dark, twisted, jaded protagonist with some great sarcastic humor. I immediately bought the book. It took some time, but I finally got around to reading it. Spook factor. It was properly ooky with all the stuff around him that made him isolated, afraid and unable to fight. Made for TV movie based on the book written by Leather. Movie created, written, and produced by Leather

Kerridge, Jake (6 August 2012). "A crime author, at the festival, with a kindle". The Telegraph. London . Retrieved 3 November 2013. The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2002". Crime Writer's Association. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012. There were additional issues with the book; the author had problems keeping the timeline straight, he placed the 10th of the month as the Friday between the 13th and 27th. Nightfall: The first novel in the series is a suspenseful novel with one of the most gripping plots of any of the novels. Dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service, Nightingale becomes a private investigator, only to find that his supernatural experiences increase in intensity. The death of his biological father leaves him the new owner of a mansion, which he soon moves into. The joy of a new house does not last long, as he soon discovers that his father had committed suicide after he realized that a deal he made to sell his son’s soul to the devil could not be reversed. In a somber yet stirring narrative, the novel takes a philosophical look into the shadowy world of the supernatural and its interactions with the real world. THE CWA's 2004 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award". Crime Writer's Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 . Retrieved 13 August 2012.Coming from English writer Tim Weaver, this crime series is about the investigations of missing persons investigator David Raker.

However, Nightfall's constant stream of dramatic events ended up being a double-edged sword. While it was hard for me to really get bored when big things kept happening every other chapter, I also got a little burned out on those "big" things about halfway through the book. It's kind of like the first time you go on a roller coaster...it's exciting and thrilling and loads of fun (to me, at least), but when you ride that same roller coaster for the tenth time, it's just not quite as good as it was the first time. You know where all of the drops and the sharp turns are, and there's not a lot left to surprise you, which is half the fun of the ride in the first place. This is kind of the way I felt about Nightfall by the end of the book. CONTENT WARNING: suicide, rape, pedophilia, drug use, misogyny, religion, loss of loved ones, car accidents.Note: Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye is co-authored with Warren Olson. If You Like Stephen Leather Books, You’ll Love… Flood, Alison. "Stephen Leather accused of cyberbullying by fellow thriller writers". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 January 2016. Before reading Nightfall, I'd heard of Stephen Leather but hadn't read any of his books. I'm glad that this was my first one, because I really enjoyed it. The writing itself is top-notch. Nightfall is precisely plotted, with tension, action, and humor in all the right places. The characters are engaging and the action is intense. I found the mystery elements of the story to be its strongest parts, which comes as no surprise, since mystery thrillers are Leather’s bread and butter. This book would be a great gateway into fantasy for someone who’s into mystery or crime novels.

In a Sentence: Nightfall had a decent story line and made for an interesting read, but I could have used a little more suspense. Broken Heart– A woman drives to a beautiful headland overlooking the Devon coast. She is never seen again, and no trace of where she went can be found. The woman’s sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker. As Raker tries to find her whereabouts – fearing the worst – he learns that she was recently widowed from a reclusive film director.

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The e-book debate - threat or opportunity?". Front Row. BBC Radio 4. 29 August 2012 . Retrieved 3 November 2013. (Quote, in response to audience question, at around 26.53) I Am Missing– When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from, the press immediately dub him ‘The Lost Man’. Naming himself Richard Kite, he spends the next 10 months desperately trying to find out who he is. But no one knows him. Richard’s last hope may be private investigator David Raker. But Raker has more questions than answers. Standard tropes. The rest was basic. Cop turned PI, everything going to hell around him and all he needs is a bit of booze and a girl to tell him he's so strong. Tango One". Isis Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012.

Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye is a fictionalized account of Bangkok Private Eye Warren Olson’s experiences working there. Olson is fluent in the Thai and Khmer languages and walked the seedy side of the city where other P.I.’s did not.a b c "Kindle gives thriller writer a plot for success – at 71p a shot". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 August 2012.