Bad Moon Rising [Import] [Mass Market Paperback]

Sheila Quigley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2006

The unputdownable new novel from the author of Run for Home.

A young woman walks home by herself, the tapping of her high heels the only sound. At two o’clock in the morning, it’s cold, the streets are deserted, and she thinks she’s all alone. Waiting for her, sleeping soundly in his bed, is her baby son. When he wakes up the next morning his mother still isn’t back. She’s never coming back. Because the streets weren’t as deserted as she’d thought.

Three women are dead, and Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt is searching for a serial killer. In Houghton-le-Spring it’s Feast week, a time when all hell is let loose as the fair comes to town, and a frenzy of celebration and decadence provides a temporary distraction from the grim realities of everyday life. It’s not a good time to be searching for a stranger. It’s not a good time to be a woman alone.


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Editorial Reviews

Review

“A convincing portrayal of a violent underworld.”
–Independent

“A rattling good plot.., it doesn't stop running until the final page by which time you will be breathless.”
–Newcastle Upon Tyne Journal

About the Author

Sheila Quigley started work at 15 as a presser in a tailoring factory. She married at 18 and has four children and eight grandchildren. On weekends, she can be found at a soccer match for under-fifteens in Houghton-le Spring, near Sunderland where she has lived for 30 years.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Arrow (February 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099465752
• ISBN-13: 978-0099465751
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,460,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best by far, June 29, 2006

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rachael "Rachael" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Moon Rising (Paperback)

brilliant such a lovely yet frilling read, i loved the way sheila quigley focuses on a range of characters and makes you want to no more about them. I have loved inspector lorraine hunt from the start and how even though she is trying to figure out the case's she is somehow brought into the familys lives who are affected . I love all the characters in this story and sheila is a brilliant writer and when the book came out i raced to get a copy. I never but it down and the Houghton Le spring area in which it is based fasanated me, what a lovely area. I wont give to much away except to say READ you wont but it down. EXCELLENT.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not as good as the first, December 8, 2011

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KathEv "KathEv" (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Moon Rising (Paperback)

Sheila Quigley is still a relatively new author to me and I only recently finished her first book in the series featuring Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt. In the first book we meet Lorraine as well as some of her colleagues she works with such as Carter, Luke and Sara. We also see featured some of the Lumsdon family who were in the first book.

The one thing I liked about reading book two is that I already have a feel for the area and the characters and how they interact with each other. I know Lorraine's feelings on certain people which makes me feel like I know the characters that little bit more. Having said that, it certainly isn't necessary to read the first book as this book gives you adequate background.

The story itself sees Lorraine and her team tackling a series of murders at a time when the town is preparing for an annual event called Feast Week. There is also an interesting second thread concerning a missing young girl which made for an interesting take on all the things happening in the town.

The book, as with the first one, was very easy to read and there was plenty going on. However, this one was not as good as the first on, although I can tell you I will certainly be buying book 3! The one thing that irritated me in this book was Lorraine trying to deal with her feelings for a certain fella'. This is a woman who has numerous jobs to juggle and murders to solve, yet when it comes to a man, she seems to become a simpering wreck? That aside, the story was great and the writing style good enough to keep me turning the pages.

One thing that readers should know is that the book and characters are from the north of England, so Sheila Quigley has written the narrative exactly as the dialect is spoken. It certainly doesn't bother me and I think adds to the realism of the people; however some may find it a little hard work. Although I didn't think the story was as good as the first, Sheila Quigley has me hooked on these characters and I am looking forward to the third book in the series.