The Dying Place

· HarperCollins UK
4.1
101 reviews
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“Darkly impressive" The Times

"A writer to watch" Mark Billingham

"Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down" Steve Mosby

A fate worse than death...

DI Murphy and DS Rossi discover the body of known troublemaker Dean Hughes, dumped on the steps of St Mary’s Church in West Derby, Liverpool. His body is covered with the unmistakable marks of torture.

As they hunt for the killer, they discover a worrying pattern. Other teenagers, all young delinquents, have been disappearing without a trace.

Who is clearing the streets of Liverpool?

Where are the other missing boys being held?

And can Murphy and Rossi find them before they meet the same fate as Dean?

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4.1
101 reviews
Gareth Openshaw
December 11, 2014
Always readable with generally sound characterization. Good on dialogue, psychology and social comment- one criticism of this one is that, having read Dead Gone I found the plot ' twists' a little predictable; should shake up the formula next time.
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Helen Quilter
October 3, 2015
Really good read, made even better as ive been to liverpool and recognised some places.
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TrulyImFlattered ButUrNotMyTypeFattyX (BitchBeWishin)
October 10, 2015
as a mother of 2 teenage boys of similar ages to the boys in the book I found this quite an emotional read.. very real, very well written and hard hitting. impressive!
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About the author

Luca Veste is a writer of Italian and Scouse heritage, is
married with two young daughters, and is himself one
of nine children. He is currently studying Psychology
and Criminology at University in Liverpool.

Luca is the editor of the Spinetingler Award nominated charity anthology Off The Record, and co-editor of True Brit Grit, another anthology of short stories for charity. He has also written short stories for numerous other publications.

A former civil servant, actor, singer, and guitarist, (although he still picks it up now and again), he now divides his time between home life, University work and writing.

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