Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
John Barlow was born in West Yorkshire. He worked as a cabaret musician before reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge, followed by a doctorate in Language Acquisition at the University of Hull. He remained in the academic world as a university lecturer in English Language until 2004, at which point he moved to Spain. He currently works as a writer, ghost writer, food journalist and translator, and lives in the Galician city of A Coruna with his partner and two sons.
<p>‘A striking debut. John Barlow’s <em>Right to Kill</em> offers an intriguing plot and a gritty sense of place. I hope we’ll be seeing a lot more of DS Joe Romano in the future’ Peter Robinson, <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of the DCI Banks series</p>
<p>‘Yorkshire Noir at its most authentic. A gritty, uncompromising thriller, but written from the heart.’ Paul Finch, <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of author of the DS Mark Heckenburg series</p>
<p>‘Joe Romano is a modern take on the classic police procedural detective… Welcome to the mean streets of Leeds… the best and worst that Yorkshire has to offer’ Russ Thomas, <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Firewatching</em></p>
<p>‘The twisted big brother to Happy Valley’ Michael Wood, author of the DCI Matilda Darke series</p>
<p>‘Breakneck pace, terrific protagonist and a kick-ass sidekick . . . The sense of place just leaps off the page’ Neil Lancaster, author of the Tom Novak series</p>
<p>‘A strong start to a new series . . . Joe Romano is a compelling lead’ Dominic Nolan, author of Past Life</p>
<p>‘An excellent, pacy story that’s full of heart . . . DS Joe Romano is a new favourite’ Chris McDonald, author of the DI Erika Piper series</p>
<p>‘Yorkshire's got a new hero in DS Romano. Fast-paced and full of heart, <em>Right to Kill</em> is the start of a thrilling new crime series.’ Nick Quantrill, author of the Joe Geraghty series</p>
<p>‘An outstandingly good first instalment: the next one can’t come soon enough.’ <em>The Quietus</em></p>
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
John Barlow was born in West Yorkshire. He worked as a cabaret musician before reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge, followed by a doctorate in Language Acquisition at the University of Hull. He remained in the academic world as a university lecturer in English Language until 2004, at which point he moved to Spain. He currently works as a writer, ghost writer, food journalist and translator, and lives in the Galician city of A Coruna with his partner and two sons.