The Cutting Crew by
Steve Mosby
hbk out July 05
Published by Orion
at £12.99
A genre-bender from Mosby, melding crime thriller and futuristic fantasy with real
élan. Martin, a police officer, has lost his job and his wife. His closest friend Sean
has disappeared in the city, lost without trace. Things started to go wrong when
Martin's team failed to identify a dead girl. Though the vigilante activities of Martin,
Sean and others may have borne bitter fruit. Then Martin gets a note from Sean: I
found her. Determined to trace Sean and solve the meaning of the note, Martin sets
out on a quest that takes him into the mythic heart and history of the place and brings
him up against the eight brothers who founded the metropolis.
Excellent, noir and nightmarish. The fascinating city, its eight sectors have the names
and natures of different animals, is completely believable and tangibly depicted. A
stimulating, challenging and rewarding novel.
(
Cath Staincliffe
author of the popular Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the series creator of TV Blue Murder)
The Cutting Crew by
Steve Mosby
