The Nightwalker (Thorndike British Favorites) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Roy Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002 | Series: Thorndike British Favorites

When Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a protest group campaigning against a local industrial waste-disposal site, he cannot anticipate that his involvement will land him directly in the firing line once more. An explosion at the plant leaves one of his clients dead. Joe Paulson wasn't a criminal exactly - but his after-hours activities raiding the dustbins of the great and good, meant he was despised by many for the secrets he held in his grasp. While the police struggle to separate the facts from the rumors circulating down on the seedier side of town, Ward's marriage slowly unravels before his eyes as the past continues to dog his footsteps. And when an old favor is called in, he may have no choice but to put his own life in danger. An emotionally tense thriller from a master of investigative crime, The Nightwalker is the latest in Roy Lewis' popular Eric Ward series.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Clear, practical prose . . .highly recommended . . ." -- Library Journal

"Lewis smartly moves his hero in and out of his bind . . ." -- New York Times

"Terse, impressively evocative . . .comfortably related in a refreshingly old-fashioned manner." -- Chicago Tribune --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Roy Lewis is a Welshman who now lives in the north of England, the setting for many of his novels. He has written over forty novels, including the acclaimed Arthur Landon series of mysteries. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078624254X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786242542
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,850,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Down and out in north England, June 7, 2002

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This review is from: The Nightwalker (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Hardcover)

With his marriage in trouble, lawyer Eric Ward has thrown himself into his job. He's good at what he does but some of his current cases don't look promising. The owners of a toxic waste dump are willing to talk settlement, but the leader of the neighborhood group Eric is representing wants revenge for his son's illness. The muckraking dumpster-diver is holding out for vindication rather than the slap on the wrist that he could get. Finally, a newspaperman comes to him with rumors about insurance fraud involving the man Eric suspects has taken up with his wife. When one of his clients is killed and another suspected of the murder, Eric's life gets more complicated in a hurry.

Author Roy Lewis switches between Eric's point of view and that of DCI Charlie Spate. Spate is working the cases for the police and hopes to pin something on a mobster who has his hands in both prostitution and drugs in the northern England city of Tyne. Spate has problems of his own--having been drummed out of the Met and suffering from an acute case of lust for one of his female detectives. Neither man trusts the other and both insist on working the case from their own angles.

THE NIGHTWALKER is an interesting mystery filled with characters with histories, pains, and goals that are certain to be frustrated. Unfortunately, Lewis doesn't completely deliver on the potential of his characters or the story. Eric and Spate both seem too beaten by the world to fight back with all of their force--and often seem to approach the mystery with that same attitude.