{"id":2389,"date":"2024-03-17T11:28:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrislangtest.online\/river-clyde\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:28:18","slug":"river-clyde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forwardtranslations.co.uk\/fr\/river-clyde\/","title":{"rendered":"River Clyde"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Mired in grief after tragic recent events, state prosecutor Chastity Riley escapes to Scotland, lured to the birthplace of her great-great-grandfather by a mysterious letter suggesting she has inherited a house.<\/p>\n

In Glasgow, she meets Tom, the ex-lover of Chastity\u2019s great aunt, who holds the keys to her own family secrets \u2013 painful stories of unexpected cruelty and loss that she\u2019s never dared to confront.<\/p>\n

In Hamburg, Stepanovic and Calabretta investigate a major arson attack, while a group of property investors kicks off an explosion of violence that threatens everyone.<\/p>\n

As events in these two countries collide, Chastity prepares to face the inevitable, battling the ghosts of her past and the lost souls that could be her future and, perhaps, finally finding redemption for them all.<\/p>\n

Breathtakingly emotive,\u00a0River Clyde<\/i>\u00a0is an electrifying, poignant and powerful story of damage and hope, and one woman\u2019s fight for survival.<\/p>\nBuy Book<\/span><\/a>\n

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Praise for the Chastity Riley series<\/h2>\n

\u2018[A] nerve-racking narrative \u2026 [with] a cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romantic\u2019
\nThe Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

‘Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor … Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled’
\nPublishers Weekly<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

‘Buchholz doles out delicious black humor … interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension’
\nForeword Reviews<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour\u2019
\nNew Zealand Listener<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018The coolest character in crime fiction \u2026 darkly funny and written with a huge heart\u2019
\nBig Issue<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Fierce enough to stab the heart\u2019
\nSpectator<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018A stylish, whip-smart thriller\u2019
\nHerald Scotland<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Combines slick storytelling with substance \u2026 like a straight shot of top-shelf liquor: smooth yet fiery, packing a punch with no extraneous ingredients watering things down\u2019
\nMystery Scene<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018With brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translation\u2019
\nMaxim Jakubowski<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018A smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on society\u2019
\nCultureFly<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Fans of Brookmyre could do worse than checking out Simone Buchholz, a star of the German crime lit scene who has been deftly translated into English by Rachel Ward\u2019
\nGoethe Institute<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Lyrical and pithy\u2019
\nSunday Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n

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