Charles Boxer #01: Capital Punishment

Charles Boxer #01: Capital Punishment
Robert Wilson
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h198 x 129mm - 416pg
16 Jan 2014 UK
9781409139027
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Alyshia D'Cruz, daughter of Indian tycoon Francisco 'Frank' D'Cruz, has grown up in London and Mumbai wanting for nothing. But one night, after a boozy evening out, she gets in the wrong cab home...Charles Boxer, ex-army, ex-police, has found his niche in private security. His speciality: kidnap and recovery. But it's a rootless life that doesn't impress his teenage daughter, Amy, or her mother, DS Mercy Danqah. When D'Cruz hires Boxer to find Alyshia, Boxer knows Frank's crooked business empire has made him plenty of enemies. Despite the vast D'Cruz fortune, the kidnappers don't want cash - instead favouring a cruel and lethal game. But the UK government don't want their big new investor to lose his daughter in the heart of the capital. MI6 officers in India follow Boxer's leads and soon it seems more lives than Alyshia's are at stake, as the trail crosses paths with a terrorist plot on British soil. To save Alyshia, Boxer must dodge religious fanatics, Indian mobsters and London's homegrown crimelords. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is a thrilling journey to the dark side of people and places that lie just out of view, waiting for the moment to tear a life apart.
Like most of Wilson's novels, this one occupies the shadow territory between the crime novel and the intelligent thriller... it's dark and powerful stuff. And the ending has a kick like a horse. SPECTATOR Fast-moving and breathlessly exciting, this is the first of a series to feature Charles Boxer from award-winning author Robert Wilson. IRISH INDEPENDENT Gripping from start to finish, this intricately plotted page-turner will keep you transfixed. CHOICE Absolutely brilliant. PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH Full of action and tension, a guaranteed great read from this CWA Gold Dagger winning author. LOVEREADING.COM Wilson blends psychological intensity, constant action with a brilliantly intricate plot that will leave you gasping after the final page. BITE THE BOOK [Robert Wilson's] hotter than ever... One killer of a crime caper. NORTHERN ECHO If you like dense, complex and internationally widespread thrillers, then Capital Punishment is for you... Unputdownable. MYSTERY WOMEN Featuring a large cast of well-sketched players and a plethora of plot twists, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT shifts scenes briskly from London to Lisbon, Mumbai to Lahore. Mr. Wilson writes with elegant vigor as he describes the shoot-outs and emotional crescendos that result from the political and criminal intrigue at the heart of the book. WALL STREET JOURNAL A genuine thriller and the first in a new series, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is one of the best books in the genre to come along at the start of a new year... A brilliant beginning for what is sure to be a very exciting and worthwhile series indeed. REVIEWINGTHEEVIDENCE.COM Featuring a large cast of well-sketched players and a plethora of plot twists, Capital Punishment shifts scenes briskly from London to Lisbon, Mumbai to Lahore. Wilson writes with elegant vigour as he describes the shoot-outs and emotional crescendos that result from the political and criminal intrigue at the heart of the book WALL STREET JOURNAL It is a riveting read... Wilson writes with verve and panache CATHOLIC HERALD A gripping and unsettling read GOOD BOOK GUIDE Lots of political intrigue and double-dealing make this a complex and tense thriller TELEGRAPH & ARGUS
Robert Wilson has lived and worked around the world, including spells shipbroking, tourguiding, and exporting bathrooms to Nigeria. Eventually, Rob settled in Portugal, and turned to novels. Since then, he's written many acclaimed crime novels including the CWA Gold Dagger award winning A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON and the Falcon series, recently adapted for television. His first novel featuring Charlie Boxer, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT was shortlisted for CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award. Find out more at www.robert-wilson.eu.

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