Green River Rising
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:10th Apr '14
£10.99
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'Green River Rising is a stunner - and may be the best prison novel ever' JAMES ELLROY. For fans of The Prophet, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Rock.
That same day, the disciplinary perfection of Green River State Penitentiary is torn apart by tribal war, and the prison falls into the hands of its inmates.
As the River sucks them all towards the abyss, Klein must choose either to claim his freedom and leave the ones he cares for to die, or risk everything and fight...
An edge-of-your-seat thriller for all fans of James Ellroy, Cormac McCarthy and John Grisham. For fans of TheShawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Rock.
After three years' hard time, minding no-one's business but his own, Ray Klein wins his parole. That same day, the disciplinary perfection of Green River State Penitentiary is torn apart by tribal war, and the prison falls into the hands of its inmates.
As the River sucks them all towards the abyss, Klein must choose either to claim his freedom and leave the ones he cares for to die, or risk everything and fight...
Green River Rising is a stunner – and may be the best prison novel ever. This is a book of dark alchemy: turbulent milieu, brilliantly etched characters, pure adrenaline-fuelled narrative – richly sustained and stylishly realised. Tim Willocks has crafted a superbly contained trip to hell that I urge you all to sign on for -- James Ellroy
The best thriller since The Silence of the Lambs... Green River Rising is a brilliant entertainment...a powerfulnovel that will shock, and sell * Daily Telegraph *
Gritty...brilliant...a compelling story of gripping pace and brutality, a thriller in the true sense of the word * GQ *
This book should carry a warning: don’t bother reading if you’re afraid of being unable to put it down before the final page...a compelling, nightmarish canvas, marvellously painted... Green River Rising has the sure touch of a real craftsman * Publishing News *
Maybe the best prison novel ever -- James Ellroy
ISBN: 9780099579045
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 298g
432 pages