A Lovely Way to Burn (Plague Times Trilogy (1)) - Softcover

Welsh, Louise

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9781681444628: A Lovely Way to Burn (Plague Times Trilogy (1))

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ISBN 10: 1681444623 ISBN 13: 9781681444628

Publisher: Quercus, 2016

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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.

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About the Author:

Louise Welsh is the author of five highly acclaimed novels including The Cutting Room and, most recently, The Girl on the Stairs. She has been the recipient of several awards. A Lovely Way to Burn is the first novel in the Plague Times trilogy.

Review:

"An unusual and fascinating take on a crime novel from the established and endlessly inventive Louise Welsh . . . With a strong central character and vivid depictions of the disorder that accompanies social breakdown, it's a gripping book that prepares the way nicely for the next volume."―Guardian

"Don't start reading this if you have a long to-do list, it's a hypnotically readable thriller and you won't get much don't until you've finished it . . . What's gripping about this is the way the two stories, the crime thriller and the gathering apocalypse combine to create something tenser and scarier than either alone. The way that society gradually disintegrates is brilliantly done; it makes you feel just how fragile civilization is."―Independent on Sunday

"I've felt for a while that we are in the mood for an intelligent slice of London-based dystopia, and I think Louise Welsh has cracked it with A Lovely Way to Burn . . . it kept me up all night nervously turning the pages."―Bookseller

"a fine example of one of my favorite modern concoctions: the apocalyptic mystery"―Black Gate

"Being immune to illness does not mean you're immune to a killer with a need . . . This dystopian mystery is the beginning of a series, so it will be interesting to see what happens to Stevie next."―Suspense Magazine

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