Monday, June 11, 2007

Missing, Presumed Deadly

We’re saps for dangerous dames around these here parts, folks, and sappier than usual for the rather gorgeous Arlene Hunt (right). But enough of our hormonal ragings – what news of our femme fatale du jour? Well, she’s got her latest, Missing Presumed Dead, hitting the shops just about now, and it's a ‘compulsive thriller that deals with loss, betrayal and revenge’ if her blurb-elves are to be believed (never trust a hippy, an Arsenal fan or a blurb-elf, as the old saying goes). Her fourth novel, this is the third in the series of ‘QuicK’ investigations and finds John Quigley and Sarah Kenny (they’ll be the Q ‘n’ K’ in the QuicK office, y’see) investigating the mayhem that ensues when Katie Jones, missing and presumed dead for 26 years, returns to Dublin waving a roscoe and pumping lead. Oh, and did we mention that Arlene has a brand spanking new blog up and running to promote her new tome? No? Damn, we really are slipping. We’ll have to tell you all about that one of these days … Meanwhile, if reviews like “It’s grim, gritty, terrifying” … “A riveting thriller” … “A transfixing whodunnit” are the kind of thing that might interest you, jump down this rabbit hole for plenty more of the same.

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Declan Burke has published a number of novels, the most recent of which is ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL. As a journalist and critic, he writes and broadcasts on books and film for a variety of media outlets, including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking about himself in the third person. All views expressed here are his own and are very likely to be contrary.