The Cleaner - (Christchurch Noir Crime) by Paul Cleave (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published in New Zealand by Random House in 2006"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An international bestseller and one of the top-selling novels in New Zealand's history, Paul Cleave's dark thriller is a brilliant, bloody masterpiece.</b> <p/>Joe is in control of everything in his simple life--both his day job as a janitor for the police department and his "night work." He isn't bothered by the daily news reports of the Christchurch Carver, who, they say, has murdered seven women. Joe knows, though, that the Carver killed only six. He knows that for a fact, and he's determined to find the copycat. He'll punish him for the one, then frame him for the other six. It's the perfect plan because he already knows he can outwit the police. <p/>All he needs now is to take care of all the women who keep getting in his way, including his odd, overprotective mother and Sally, the maintenance worker who sees him as a replacement for her dead brother. Then there's the mysterious Melissa, the only woman to have ever understood him, but whose fantasies of blackmail and torture don't have a place in Joe's investigation. <p/>Originally published in 2006 in Cleave's native New Zealand, where it was a finalist for the prestigious Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, <i>The Cleaner </i>is a chilling and darkly funny thriller that will leave you clamoring for his next.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A wonderful book.... The final effect is that tingling in the neck hairs that tells us an artist is at work."-- "Booklist (starred review)"<br><br>"An intense adrenalin rush from start to finish, I read <i>The Laughterhouse</i> in one sitting. It'll have you up all night. Fantastic!"--S.J. Watson<br><br>"An intense and bloody noir thriller, one often descending into a violent abyss reminiscent of Thomas Harris, creator of Hannibal Lecter."-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>"Cleave is a master of evoking the view askew; delving into the troubled psyches of conflicted characters. Former cop and convict Theo Tate, stumbling forward in search of some sort of redemption, returns to the scene of his first crime scene, hunting a killer and kidnapper set on revenge. Ferocious storytelling that makes you think and feel. A blood-stained high point in Cleave's already impressive oeuvre."-- "The Listener (New Zealand), A Best Book of 2012"<br><br>"Paul Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end. Do yourself a favor and check him out.--Simon Kernick<br><br>"Relentlessly gripping, deliciously twisted and shot through with a vein of humor that's as dark as hell."--Mark Billingham<br><br>"An innovative book, dark and quirky."-- "Reviewingtheevidence.com"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Paul Cleave is the internationally bestselling author of ten award-winning crime thrillers, including <i>Joe Victim</i>, which was a finalist for the 2014 Edgar and Barry Awards, <i>Trust No One</i> and <i>Five Minutes Alone</i>, which won consecutive Ngaio Marsh Awards in 2015 and 2016. He lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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