Tackling the Essex underworld takes nerve. Is hard-bitten lawyer Daniel Connell up to the job?
David Thorne has worked as a writer for the last 15 years, originally in advertising, then in television and radio comedy. He has written material for many comedians, including Jimmy Carr, Alan Carr, David Mitchell and Bob Mortimer. He was a major contributor to the BAFTA-winning Armstrong and Miller Show, and has worked on shows including Facejacker, Harry and Paul and Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Nothing Sacred is his second novel in the Daniel Connell series.
I enthused about Thorne's debut, East of Innocence, which featured
disgraced City of London lawyer and hard man David Connell...
Authentic, fast-moving and with a wry ear for dialogue, it turned
out to be a hit... This excellent second outing for Connell sees
him answering a plea from his troubled former lover... So begins an
investigation that takes him to Afghanistan, but also sends him to
the ugly depths of the Essex underworld. Thorne used to write jokes
for comedians, but there is barely a laugh in this grippingly good
crime story.
*Daily Mail*
A feisty and likeable hero... punchy and fast-paced.
*Scotsman*
This is a carefully plotted thriller, realistic in its violence and
with strong memorable characters. Soon to be adapted into a TV
series, it is fast paced and edgy without losing any of its
credibility
*We Love This Book on EAST OF INNOCENCE*
This is a potent mixture of an authentic, brutal crime story, told
with a neat line in dialogue and an appealing hero
*Daily Mail on EAST OF INNOCENCE*
Everyone has a picture of an Essex crime novel. But David Thorne's
East of Innocence is a fresh take on this famous county
*Bookseller on EAST OF INNOCENCE*
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