{"product_id":"the-pain-tourist-paperback","title":"The Pain Tourist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Cleave\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer ... the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet People\u003c\/i\u003e... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Riveting from start to finish. Smart and twisty, this book will get under your skin' \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Shocking and chilling. A literary ice plunge. I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Almost three books in one! Multiple murders, dedicated detectives - past and present. Complex, detailed and oh, so clever' \u003cb\u003eSam Holland \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_______________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you catch a killer... \u003cbr\u003eWhen the only evidence is a dream? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Garrett was critically injured when he was shot following his parents' execution, and no one expected him to waken from a deep, traumatic coma. When he does, nine years later, Detective Inspector Rebecca Kent is tasked with closing the case that her now retired colleague, Theodore Tate, failed to solve all those years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut between that, and hunting for Copy Joe - a murderer on a spree, who's imitating Christchurch's most notorious serial killer - she's going to need Tate's help. Especially when they learn that James has lived out another life in his nine-year coma, and there are things he couldn't possibly know, including the fact that Copy Joe isn't the only serial killer in town... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_______________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' An absolute thrill ride. Precise and swift and a joy to read ... storytelling at its best' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Such a unique concept, with wonderful, emotional writing ... I hooked on the story from the word go. BRILLIANT' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' The most original and intense thriller ever!' \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' I' d forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!' \u003cb\u003eSarah Pinborough\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' You can't be a true fan of crime fiction if you're not reading Cleave's books' \u003cb\u003eTom Wood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Uses words as lethal weapons' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end' \u003cb\u003eSimon Kernick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat readers are saying... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A masterpiece' \u003cb\u003eCafé Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' A heart-pounding, jaw-dropping thrill ride' \u003cb\u003eEmma's Bibliotreasures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' A brilliantly executed thrilling, twisty, nerve-shredding serial-killer chiller' \u003cb\u003eLive \u0026amp; Deadly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' A red-hot, sleep-stealing, pulse-pounding read' \u003cb\u003eJen Med's Book Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' An addictive trip!' \u003cb\u003eThe First Eleven Minutes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' I am absolutely lost for words' \u003cb\u003ePRDG Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Number-one TOP read of the year' \u003cb\u003eIan Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Cleave has made my heart pound, pulse race and jaw drop' \u003cb\u003eLittle Miss Book Lover \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Paul Cleave \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner ... an intense, chilling read' \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' You may think you know where it's going, but you couldn't be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass' \u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed' \u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish' \u003cb\u003eS J Watson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A riveting and all too realistic thriller' \u003cb\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A gripping thriller ... I couldn't put it down' \u003cb\u003eMeg Gardiner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Did my head in time and again' \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' One to remember' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Cleave\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author who often divides his time between his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, where most of his novels are set, and Europe. He's won the New Zealand Ngaio Marsh Award three times, the Saint-Maur book festival's crime novel of the year award in France, and has been shortlisted for the Edgar and the Barry in the US and the Ned Kelly in Australia. His books have been translated into over twenty languages. 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