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Author_David Jackson
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british crime fiction
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crime thrillers and mystery
dark family secrets
english thrillers and crime and mystery
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Product details
- ISBN 9781788164399
- Weight: 420g
- Dimensions: 238 x 152mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2021
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'Horrific, hilarious and often rather moving' THE TIMES
'The master of razor-sharp one liners. An absolute belter' - MANDASUE HELLER
'Brilliant. This is British crime writing at its best' - MARK EDWARDS
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MY DAD SAYS BAD THINGS
HAPPEN WHEN I BREAK IT...
Daniel is looking forward to his birthday. He wants pie and chips, a big chocolate cake, and a comic book starring his favourite superhero. And as long as he follows The Rule, nothing bad will happen.
Daniel will be twenty-three next week. And he has no idea that he's about to kill a stranger.
Daniel's parents know that their beloved and vulnerable son will be taken away. They know that Daniel didn't mean to hurt anyone, he just doesn't know his own strength. They dispose of the body. Isn't that what any loving parent would do? But as forces on both sides of the law begin to close in on them, they realise they have no option but to finish what they started. Even if it means that others will have to die...
Because they'll do anything to protect Daniel. Even murder.
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'Excellent as always. Grimy and heartbreaking in equal measure' - WILL CARVER
'A pacy, smart and darkly funny heartbreaker of a crime novel' - SUSI HOLLIDAY
'A stupendous piece of literary engineering' - JENNY O'BRIEN
'An intense and compelling read. Highly recommended' - LISA HALL
'David Jackson has done it again. The Rule is incredible' - NOELLE HOLTEN
DAVID JACKSON is the author of ten crime novels, including the DS Nathan Cody series and the standalone thriller
The Resident. After years of writing academic papers, he turned his hand to fiction and submitted the first few chapters of a novel to the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Awards. He was very surprised when it was both shortlisted and Highly Commended, leading to the publication of Pariah in 2011. When not murdering fictional
people,
David lives on the Wirral with his wife and two daughters.
He tries not to break The Rule but is not always successful.
