Stone Bruises - by Simon Beckett (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this "gripping psychological thriller," a man on the run finds refuge with a family in rural France--only to realize he's fallen into a trap (Daily Express).

Sean is on the run. We don't know why and we don't know from whom, but we do know he's abandoned his battered, blood-stained car in the middle of a sweltering and isolated, part of France. Desperate to avoid the police, Sean takes to the hedgerows and country lanes hoping to find shelter.

Review Quotes

Praise for Simon Beckett

"Beckett's masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads." --Tess Gerritsen, New York Times-bestselling author of Harvest

"Beckett is one of the country's best crime writers . . . His books are intelligent, beautifully written and utterly gripping." --Sunday Express

About the Author

Simon Beckett is the international bestselling author of the David Hunter thrillers. His books have been translated into twenty-nine languages, appeared in the Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller list, and sold more than ten million copies worldwide. A former freelance journalist who has written for the Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Independent on Sundayand the Observer, Beckett's inspiration for the first David Hunter novel came after a visit to the world-renowned Body Farm in Tennessee introduced him to the work of forensic anthropologists.

As well as co-winning the Ripper Award in 2018/19, the largest European crime prize, Beckett won the Raymond Chandler Society's 'Marlowe' Award and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year.

In addition to his David Hunter series, Beckett has written five standalone novels, one of which, Where There's Smoke, was adapted into a major two-part drama.