Cursed - ebook: A Jack Nightingale short story
Dec 2011 · Hachette UK
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An exciting short story, part of the Jack Nightingale series by bestselling author Stephen Leather - thrillers with an occult twist.
Jack Nightingale - lives in the shadows, fights in the dark.
Ex-cop turned private eye Jack Nightingale is used to dealing with tricky situations. He's faced down the powers of hell a couple of times, too. In this new short story, he's called in to help a policeman who's lying at death's door. The doctors can't work out what's wrong. But the dying man's colleagues swear blind that he was cursed by a gypsy during the Dale Farm clearance. And Nightingale could be his only hope.
Jack Nightingale is the hero of Stephen Leather's supernatural detective novels. There are five books in the critically acclaimed series: NIGHTFALL, MIDNIGHT, NIGHTMARE, NIGHTSHADE and LASTNIGHT.
Jack Nightingale - lives in the shadows, fights in the dark.
Ex-cop turned private eye Jack Nightingale is used to dealing with tricky situations. He's faced down the powers of hell a couple of times, too. In this new short story, he's called in to help a policeman who's lying at death's door. The doctors can't work out what's wrong. But the dying man's colleagues swear blind that he was cursed by a gypsy during the Dale Farm clearance. And Nightingale could be his only hope.
Jack Nightingale is the hero of Stephen Leather's supernatural detective novels. There are five books in the critically acclaimed series: NIGHTFALL, MIDNIGHT, NIGHTMARE, NIGHTSHADE and LASTNIGHT.
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3.4
981 reviews
Pete G
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April 6, 2019
DON'T READ THE BOOK BEFORE READING THE REVIEWS. PLEASE. Could have been a very good book. Let down by the writers personal biased opinions. The descriptions of people on Benefits, Asian Dr's and minority groups etc, obviously upsets Mr leathers sensibilities. I found some content unnecessary and insulting.
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El Diablo Mainy
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July 16, 2013
Sadly the Daily Mail background of the author is on display in this and I was left wondering if we really needed the digs at benefit claimants, Indian doctors and gypsies in the story. All things considered an ugly and unnecessary subtext to what could have been an enjoyable slice of horror.
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Cheryl Earle
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February 11, 2016
This is the first of Stephen Leather's books that I've read - it's an exciting little read of a short story. It's hooked me enough to want to read more of his paranormal detective series. Well written with not an extraneous word added, fast paced & a delicious little snippet of a read. Recommended as an intro to the author's work.
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About the author
Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series and two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were filmed for TV. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.
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