{"product_id":"9798375375373","title":"Untethered: A dark hard-edged crime noir set in Bristol (John Black 1) (The John Black Thrillers)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the gritty streets of '90s Bristol, a former SAS soldier drowns his sorrows in alcohol, haunted by a past he can't escape. But when a cryptic message leads him to a chance at redemption, he must navigate a dangerous web of deceit and violence to find a missing girl and start over as a private investigator. With echoes of Bukowski and Chandler, John Bowie's Untethered is a dark and moody crime noir that will leave you breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed this book, you will also love James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss out on this thrilling read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘We were all puppets of someone in a self-perpetuating circle of pollutants, violence and hedonistic escapism.’―John Black, Untethered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Set in 1998 in Bristol, England, Bowie’s dark, hard-edged crime novel Untethered inaugurates a promising series.’— Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Noir fans will find a lot to like.' — BookLife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘…there are so many great writers that this book brings to mind: the dirty realism of Bukowski, Fante and McCarthy and the best noir writing from Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy.’ — Storgy magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hard-hitting and oh so good. Perfectly blends hard-boiled crime with poetic beauty with prose that is intoxicatingly hard to swallow. This is the rise of what I believe will be a powerhouse in crime writing for years to come.’ — Ross Jeffery, author of Tome\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It's a loopy surreal fever dream of a novel, a dark, disorienting Moebius strip of people and places that are not always what they seem.’ —The Thrilling Detective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'John Bowie’s ’90s set Untethered is a violent and intense read. Lyrical, moody, funny and as gritty as hell, Untethered is like a British blend of Jim Thompson and Nelson Algren.' —Paul D. Brazill, author of Man of the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Untethered was a joy to read, and I look forward to the next in the series!’ —Tomas Marcantonio, This Ragged Wastrel Thing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Its pages are packed full of deceit, human depravity and surprisingly dark humour.’ —Amanda Brightman, Independent Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Bowie concocts an Austerian\/Murakami\/Kafka-esque noir dreamscape with drips of British humour and lashings of music references to boot into a surreal brew for the ages.’ —Scott Cumming, Poet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Takes you on a journey to the Noir underbelly of the city and the case into the near past, a time that is being lost with the rapid development of these areas.’ —Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dirty Realism. Beautifully written – lived every page. Loved every page!’ —Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...............................................\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Bowie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186211348640,"sku":"9798375375373","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9798375375373.jpg?v=1768854119","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9798375375373","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}