‘Killing the Lawyers…is entertaining, sly, jokey…cynical, well written, and teems with sparkly dialogue – all the virtues we expect from Hill’ Marcel Berlins The Times Joe Sixsmith, Luton’s premier PI, is naturally on the side of the Law… Trouble is, the Law isn’t always ready to return the compliment. When Joe turns to the town’s top law firm for help in a dispute, he is subjected to nothing but abuse. He walks out, vowing to have vengeance. Then someone starts killing the partners one by one, and Joe is the main suspect. At the same time as facing murder charges, Joe is trying to discover who is threatening top athlete Zak Oto. Everyone looks suspicious, from her ex-con minder, Starbright Jones, to her own family. But Joe knows he’s getting close when someone starts trying to kill him…
| ISBN: | 9780007334803 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2010 |
| Author: | Reginald Hill |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Joe Sixsmith |
| Genres: |
Classics Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction Crime and Mystery: Private Investigator / Amateur Detectives Thriller and Suspense Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |