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In the first book of David Peace’s Red Riding Quartet, Eddie Dunford begins his career as a crime reporter at the Yorkshire Post with a story on Clare Kemplay, a young girl who has been found brutally murdered. Though the police and fellow journalists think the case is isolated, Eddie notices a disturbing pattern linking Clare to earlier disappearances of other girls. Undeterred by warnings, he dives deeper into the investigation, exposing a nightmare of corruption, violence, blackmail, and obsession. The novel follows Eddie’s pursuit of the truth amid a dangerous and unforgiving backdrop, culminating in a shocking and explosive conclusion.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: David Peace
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