The Man with No Face - Softcover

May, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1787472590 ISBN 13: 9781787472594

Publisher: Quercus, 2020

Synopsis

There are two men on their way to Brussels from the UK: Neil Bannerman, an iconoclastic journalist for Scotland's Daily Standard whose irate editor wants him out of the way, and Kale--a professional assassin.
A classic early Peter May novel situated among the political intrigue of 1979. Expecting to find only a difficult, dreary political investigation in Belgium, Bannerman has barely settled in when tragedy strikes. His host, a fellow journalist, along with a British Cabinet minister, are discovered dead in the minister's elegant Brussels townhouse.
It appears that they have shot each other. But the dead journalist's young autistic daughter, Tania, was hidden in a closet during the killings, and when she draws a chilling picture of a third party--a man with no face--Bannerman suddenly finds himself a reluctant participant in a desperate murder investigation.
As the facts slowly begin to emerge under Bannerman's scrutiny, he comes to suspect that the shootings may have a deep and foul link with the rotten politics that brought him to Brussels in the first place.
And as Kale threatens to strike again, Bannerman begins to feel a change within himself. His jaded professionalism is transforming into a growing concern for the lonely and frightened Tania, and a strong attraction to a courageous woman named Sally--drawing him out of himself and into the very heart of a profound, cold-blooded, and infinitely dangerous conspiracy.

"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth." --Marilyn Stasio, New York Times

About this title

About the Author:

Peter May has written several standalone novels and three series: the award-winning China Thrillers, featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell; the critically acclaimed Enzo Files, featuring Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod, set in France; and the Lewis Trilogy (The Black House, The Lewis Man, and The Chessmen), all three volumes of which are internationally bestselling novels.

One of Scotland's most prolific television dramatists, May garnered more than 1,000 credits over a decade and a half spent as scriptwriter and editor on prime-time British television. Before quitting TV to concentrate on writing novels, he was the creator of three major series, two of which were the highest rated in Scotland. May lives and writes in France.

Review:

Praise for The Man With No Face
"Unnerving nail-biter."
―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times


Praise for Peter May
"Richly written . . . May's sense of place is as good as it gets."―Kirkus Reviews

"No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May. His prose evokes a setting that is almost mystical in its untamed beauty."―New York Journal of Books

"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth."―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

"May's lyrical prose brings full color to the scenery, and the narrative intrigues from start to finish."―Shelf Awareness

"May keeps the stories clear and the pace fast."―Booklist (Starred Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1787472590
• ISBN 13: 9781787472594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416