One Man, One Murder - Softcover

Jakob Arjouni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184243831X ISBN 13: 9781842438312

Publisher: No Exit Press, 2013

Synopsis

A distressed artist comes to Kayankaya for help. His Thai girlfriend has been kidnapped. Kayankaya's raised eyebrow brings protestations of love. He confronts obstructive racist officials, corrupt cops and some of Germany's most depraved and dangerous criminals in his trawl through the immigration offices and brothels of Frankfurt where it seems young women fugitives and asylum seekers are disappearing into the Frankfurt night.

About this title

About the Author:

Jakob Arjouni has written novels, plays, screenplays, and the Kemal Kayankaya mystery series. His other publications include his urban novel Magic Hoffmann, which was shortlisted for the IMPAC Award, and the story collections Ein Freund and Idiots: Five Fairy Tales and Other Stories. Arjouni divides his time between Germany and France.

Steven Crossley, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, has built a career on both sides of the Atlantic as an actor and audiobook narrator, for which he has won eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a nominee for the prestigious Audie Award. He is a member of the internationally renowned theater company Complicite and has appeared in numerous theater, television, film, and radio dramas.

Review:

Praise for Arjouni's Kayankaya

“Kemal Kayankaya is the ultimate outsider among hard-boiled private eyes.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

Praise for One Man, One Murder

This is true hardboiled detective fiction, realistic, violent and occasionally funny, with a hero who lives up to the best traditions of the genre.”
—The Daily Telegraph (U.K)

“A gripping caper and a haunting indictment of the madness of nationalism, illuminated by brilliant use of language: magnificent.”
—The Guardian (U.K.)

“This lively, gripping book sets a high standard for the crime novel as the best of modern literature.”
—The Independent (U.K.)

“A zippy, deliciously dirty tour of legal fleshpots and low-down scams victimizing illegal aliens. . . Plotted with verve and written with passion.”
—Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: No Exit Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184243831X
• ISBN 13: 9781842438312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192