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City of Windows

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Pub Date 6 Aug 2019 | Archive Date 6 Aug 2019

Hodder & Stoughton | Mulholland Books


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The shot is impossible

'A great plot, a great setting, and even better characters - I loved this.' Lee Child

'Told at a ferocious pace in staccato prose, this thriller truly gets the blood racing' Daily Mail

In the middle of a blizzard, down a busy New York avenue, into a moving car.

And there's nothing worse than hunting a killer with a rifle in a city of windows.

The agent in charge knows only one man with the skills to work out where the bullet came from. Lucas Page, physics professor and maths prodigy, quit the FBI after it nearly cost him his life. But he can't resist the call to help, to prove that he is still capable of extraordinary things.

Because Page is wired to see crime from a different angle. The science that explains the impossible shot. The geometry that reveals the killer's location. The logic that tells him this shooter has killed like this before. And will do it again, and again, until they are stopped...

'It can only be a matter of time too before Netflix make Mr Pobi an offer he can't refuse, this is a series that has all the ingredients to run and run' Shots Magazine

'A page-turner painted with soaring prose that makes you want to read every sentence twice. In Dr Lucas Page, Robert Pobi has created a unique and modern protagonist...He'll be back and so will I.' Gregg Hurwitz, Sunday Times bestselling author of Orphan X

The shot is impossible

'A great plot, a great setting, and even better characters - I loved this.' Lee Child

'Told at a ferocious pace in staccato prose, this thriller truly gets the blood racing' ...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781529353112
PRICE £16.99 (GBP)
PAGES 400

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A gripping thriller and a disquieting look at a nation deeply divided in its beliefs and desires. From the first paragraph you know you are in the hands of a great storyteller who can swiftly flesh out the back story and personality of a character so you feel you know them, even if they only appear for a couple of pages. A different approach is applied to the main characters with their backstories and motivations being expertly teased out through the book. It's not just characters that are well drawn, the geographic locations and action are all vividly described and you can practically feel the deep cold of winter. Thanks to Netgalley and Hodder and Stoughton for providing me with this free ARC and a lot of pleasure.

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This is brilliant. Apart from being well written,the choice of Lucas Page as the lead character works extraordinarily well. The use of his family and personal circumstances as a background is done sympathetically. As well as a racing story with many changes of direction, there is humour and very astute comment on American gun owning and perceptive comment on racism there. Despite how that sounds,it is a balanced commentary on modern America. This is one of the best books I have read recently.

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