Dead married to the mob Gone , the debut novel by Luca Veste , is something of a rarity in that it s

Dead married to the mob Gone , the debut novel by Luca Veste , is something of a rarity in that it s set in Liverpool. I spent nine years there and firmly believe it s one of the best cities in the world. It has a unique population and architecture, a proud heritage and stories all of its own. The city s seen so many waves of different people arrive, leave and return: a constant ebb and flow. I ve always found it surprising that it hasn t been a more popular location married to the mob for crime fiction and can t recall much beyond the Harry Devlin novels by Mark Edwards.
Detective Inspector David Murphy and Detective Constable Laura Rossi have a brutal and perplexing murder on their hands. A young student is dead and there s a letter attached to her body; a letter that details a famous, but terrible psychological experiment. It s apparent from the cause of death that that killer has performed that same experiment on his victim. Murphy at first suspects that the letter is a red herring, but then more bodies start to appear. And each has a letter of its own.
Across the city, an administrative worker at the university also is dealing with loss. His partner has been missing married to the mob for almost a year and everyone suspects married to the mob he knows more than he s letting on. As these two apparently unconnected sets of circumstances collide, it seems Murphy and Rossi are chasing a killer unlike any they ve faced before.
Luca Veste describes himself as a writer of Italian and Scouse heritage, though he admits to living on the wrong side of the River Mersey. He s also a student of Psychology and Criminology, which could mean he knows more than most about what goes on inside the mind of a killer.
About Linsey Parkinson My name is Linsey and I love crime fiction. The rebel in me likes to see rules broken, and the mother in me feels a need to see order restored - perhaps it s a Freudian thing. I love the dark introspection of Scandinavian crime fiction; the beauty and cruelty of the Italian giallo and a nice big slice of US hard-boiled psychological thriller. As soon as I decide where I m going on holiday, I ll find a fictional detective who lives there yes, I want to see the sites, but I also want to read the underbelly. That s what s so great about crime fiction. I m a freelance writer, based in Manchester England; a city with a few crime writers of its own. If you re planning a holiday here, look up Cath Staincliffe, Val McDermid, Chris Simms, Bill Rogers and others. And if you need a writer, take a look at my website but I m not showing you my underbelly.
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