Author Chris Ewan’s latest novel goes on sale tomorrow (Tuesday).
Deadline is a standalone thriller which follows on from the hugely successful Safe House.
Unlike Safe House, which was set in the Isle of Man, Dead Line is set in Marseilles.
It tells the story of Daniel Trent, an expert in hostage negotiation.
He must negotiate the release from kidnapping of the man he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his fiancée.
Chris, who lives in Douglas, visited Marseilles twice while he was in the process of writing the book.
He said: ‘It’s always a slightly strange feeling when a new novel is published, but I can’t wait to see copies of Dead Line out in the wild.
‘I’m really pleased with the way the novel has turned out and I really hope that fans of Safe House will enjoy the read.’
Dead Line will be published in the British Isles by Faber and Faber in ebook tomorrow and then in hardback (with a RRP of £12.99) on Wednesday.
The novel will also be published in the USA by St Martin’s Press in spring 2014.
Details of the launch event are still being finalised.
It will take place at the Embassy Room in the British on North Quay, Douglas, on Thursday, September 5.
During the launch party, he will be joined in conversation with Stav Sherez, a best-selling crime writer who was shortlisted alongside Chris for this year’s Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, as well as Jake Kerridge, crime fiction reviewer for The Telegraph.
Tickets for the launch party will be on sale soon.
Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves is one of a number of leading crime and thriller authors to have endorsed Dead Line.
She described it as a ‘terrific novel, wonderfully sophisticated and assured and skilfully plotted’
She added: ‘It’s refreshing to come across a thriller that has pace and tension, but which doesn’t depend on the torture of women to provide drama.
‘It’s one of the few books this year that I stayed up late at night to finish.
‘Ewan has become a master storyteller and I look forward to reading his next book.’
Safe House was published last year to critical acclaim.
It was shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.
And it has sold more than 500,000 copies in the UK alone.
For more details go to www.chrisewan.com
