{"product_id":"the-acapulco-volume-6-9781914585661","title":"The Acapulco: Volume 6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club ... the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Such a revelation' \u003cb\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Gruesome and assured, Buchholz's work remains as persuasive as ever' \u003cb\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers ... a truly unique voice in crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eGraeme Macrae Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Unpredictable, shocking and funny ... Simone Buchholz is my favourite German crime writer' \u003cb\u003eMark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city's red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible for crimes in the district, and she's working alongside the police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the killer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity searches for love and a flamboyant killer - battling her demons and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather - she hits dead end after dead end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller' \u003cb\u003eWill Carver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' The coolest character in crime fiction ... Darkly funny and written with a huge heart' \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone, \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Dark, atmospheric, and complex, with often surprisingly emotional ... a classy piece of fiction from an author who never disappoints' \u003cb\u003eJen Med's Book Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Chastity Riley series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Lyrical and pithy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fierce enough to stab the heart' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A real blast of adrenaline' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A stylish, whip-smart thriller' \u003cb\u003eRussel McLean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone Buchholz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.12w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914585661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone Buchholz \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Hanau in 1972. At university, she studied philosophy and literature, worked as a waitress and a columnist, and trained to be a journalist at the prestigious Henri-Nannen-School in Hamburg. In 2016, Simone Buchholz was awarded the Crime Cologne Award and was runner-up in the German Crime Fiction Prize for Blue Night, which was number one on the KrimiZEIT Best of Crime List for months. The next in the Chastity Riley series, Beton Rouge, won the Radio Bremen Crime Fiction Award and Best Economic Crime Novel 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance translator of literary and creative texts from German and French to English. Having always been an avid reader and enjoyed word games and puzzles, she discovered a flair for languages at school and went on to study modern languages at the University of East Anglia. She spent the third year working as a language assistant at two grammar schools in Saaebrücken, Germany. During her final year, she realized that she wanted to put these skills and passions to use professionally and applied for UEA's MA in Literary Translation, which she completed in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41207851090035,"sku":"9.78191E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e4e5e005-b2c9-4b87-97a1-0fc9f21beac0.jpg?v=1704813947","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-acapulco-volume-6-9781914585661","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}