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It is not easy for him to look for a killer, when he is hunted by the past, unresolved case with Nazi guy. And when suddenly an ex-boyfriend appeared from years ago, when he was studying at Oxford . I was gripped my the plot and the sub-plots of Jericho dealing with being newly released from prison, re-meeting a university love interest as part of his investigation and dealing with his nemesis, Kerrigan, the criminal he was jailed for viciously beating.
Killing Jericho (William Hussey) – Book Review – Set The Tape
don't be confused when reading that verse - it speaks of 'this is the first resurrection' - this refers to the last part of v4) The author in the book also cleverly makes a reference to islamophobia and xenophobia that happens in small towns. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. ( Q) 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! ( R) 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted [ b] ( S) to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute ( T) and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid ( U) the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things, ( V) so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction ( W) and bring trouble ( X) on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron ( Y) are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.” The Israelites’ circling of the city seven nights in a row and their parading of the sacred Ark of the Covenant may have had the effect of ‘spinning a supernatural net about the city’, undermining the inhabitants’ confidence that they could withstand a divinely powerful army. William Hussey’s Killing Jericho is the thrilling introduction to a detective cut from an entirely new mould. Scott Jericho is an openly gay traveller, grew up on the fairground circuit, went to Oxford to read English literature, then worked as muscle for hire in London’s criminal underworld. He is also a former cop, drummed out of the Metropolitan Police and jailed after savagely beating a murder suspect, which derailed the case.William Hussey is the critically acclaimed author of Young Adult novels Hideous Beauty and The Outrage. In his debut adult thriller, Hussey wanted to create a lead character that reflected his own experiences. Having grown up in the Traveller community as the son of a fairground showman, he has created the first Traveller detective protagonist in crime fiction history. And, like his hero, Hussey is a gay man existing in this culture, with all its complexities, richness and challenges, all of which has heavily inspired his writing. Jericho finds himself recruited to investigate a series of murders that echo one-by-one the deaths in an old fairground legend in a most gruesome fashion, but the murderer seems to be one step ahead of him. As coincidences abound, the danger seems to get closer and closer to him. The last victim in the legend was a direct ancestor of Jericho – is he going to be the killer’s final victim? In his debut adult thriller, Hussey wanted to create a lead character that reflected his own experiences, the publisher says. Having grown up in the Traveller community as the son of a fairground showman, he has created the first Traveller detective protagonist in crime fiction history. And, like his hero, Hussey is a gay man existing in this culture, with all its complexities, richness and challenges, all of which has heavily inspired his writing. Ben Willis, publishing director, said: “At Zaffre, we are always on the hunt for British crime fiction that pushes the boundaries of the genre, and William absolutely does this in Killing Jericho. It is brilliantly fresh, beautifully dark and utterly unique: a helter-skelter ride through the eyes of a detective protagonist like no other. I can’t wait to share William’s excellent crime novel – and Scott Jericho – with the world.” Coote, Robert B. (2000). "Conquest: Biblical narrative". In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Eerdmans. ISBN 978-9053565032.
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It's a wild ride of a story filled with gothic tones, fairground/traveller myths and legends, grotesque series of murders, and twists I never saw coming until the very end. The crime genre is filled with stories like Jericho’s – one can take a peek at the works of Val McDermid, Stuart McBride, or Helen Fields to find stories overflowing with deeply-flawed yet righteous investigators, labyrinthian plots, and murders macabre enough to turn David Fincher’s stomach (there are, this reviewer must report, some in Killing Jericho, that wouldn’t have been out of place in his seminal Se7en). It’s a credit then that Hussey, drawing upon family experience within the GRT community and history, crafts a story with a unique premise and hook, steeped in Traveller lore, from a social group sorely unexplored and woefully misunderstood by the wider UK population. A distinctive detective, a striking setting, and macabre murders - what more could a reader ask for?" - John Connolly I've thought a lot about howmany books I would like to try and read this year. I am setting myself up a reading journal... as if I don't record my reads in enough places. I use Goodreads, obviously... I use an app called Bookly which has changed my life. It records how longyou read, tells you how fast you read, gives you so many stats... I LOVE IT! I also have a note open in my notes app which I update with what I've read as I finish it, but I wanted somewherephysically to hopefully keep a couple ofyears worth of reads all in one place together.Whether I keep it running or not will be something elsealtogether but we'll see...
Scott Jericho is one of the most multi-faceted characters I have come across in recent years. He's a traveller, an ex-thug for hire, an ex-police officer, gay and capable of explosive violence. When we first meet him, he is also a recovering drug addict. A lot for one man to deal with, you might say. But wait, there's more. He is also haunted by the ghosts of three badly burned children, one of whom talks to him. It's a lot of balls to keep in the air for one character, so how does William Hussey do?
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A thrilling helter-skelter of a gripping mystery introducing an exciting and unique new detective, Killing Jericho will have you on the edge of your seat. Strap yourself in, the ride is just starting . . . - SARAH PINBOROUGH, no.1 bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES The clever plot of Scott being brought in by a reclusive academic as a private investigator to investigate the gruesome murders of three individuals, where the killer seems to have a fascination about the Jericho family tragedy over 100 years ago where ancestor, "Slip-Jointed Jericho" and several other members of his "Freakshow" perished. I wanted to like Jericho but he was largely unlikeable. Even so, I think I would read another story featuring him if the plot and characters were less overwrought. Zaffre has acquired Killing Jericho, the debut adult thriller from William Hussey, in a three-book deal.It may not be starting off the way that we had hoped but I'm hoping the strangeness of 2020 won'tlinger for too long and that 2021 canactually be a good year! As crap as it was, 2020 was actually a VERY good reading year for me. I have been working from home since March and the time not spent commuting has meant I've had more time to myself, I'vealso been working different hours to what I used to in the office which also gave me more time to read, and social distancing worked wonders for my tbr as I managed to read 62 booksdespite setting myself an initial target of 30 books. I guess not being able to have a life and see friends can be a good thing!
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