Chris ewan, who lives on the isle of man, began his crimewriting career with the good thiefs guide to amsterdam, which was called one the best books for grownups by publishers weekly and aarp the magazine, and one of the best thrillers of the year by the london times. The plot is sinuous but plausible, and the characters are all perfectly credible. Unfortunately they have an accident, rob is taken to hospital but no one has seen lena. But when he asks about lena, the beautiful woman who was with him, no one.
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Set on the isle of man, british crime writer chris ewan s safe house is a brilliantly plotted and dizzyingly suspenseful adventure packed with ingenious twists. With glamorous settings, pacy plots and a voice full of dry wit, the guides are a real joy to read. Safe house by chris ewan signed first edition book. They claim that the shock of the accident must have made him imagine lena, especially since his description of her resembles his late. Safe house by chris ewan overdrive rakuten overdrive. Chris ewan is the awardwinning author of the good thiefs guide to. Safe house by chris ewan paperback, 20 for sale online ebay. Ewan keeps the tension high throughout the book, frequent changing the narrative perspective. This is a highly intelligent thriller, one that is filled with so many twists and turns in the plot. An intriguing premise and a reader that i really like one good listen. Even if what you learn is a silly fact from your homeland, which is exactly what i picked up from chris ewan s novel. He is the author of the standalone thriller, safe house, which was named by the telegraph as one of the top ten crime novels to take on vacation, and the good thief mystery series. Safe house by chris ewan author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by author. Plumber rob hale is doing some heating work at an isolated house.
The story centres on rob hale, a heating engineer, who sometimes races motorbikes. When rob hale wakes up in a hospital after a motorcycle crash, his first thought is for the gorgeous blonde, lena, who was on the back of his bike. The story is a nice idea but the way the author has wrapped it all up into this novel is not optimal. It is always nice when you learn something from the books that you read. Oct 29, 20 chris ewan places highly with his new mystery safe house, which utilizes the isle of mans famous tourist trophy heritage. Safe house by chris ewan author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by author, remainder marked. Chris ewan places highly with his new mystery safe house, which utilizes the isle of mans famous tourist trophy heritage. To help with the setting i downloaded a map of the isle of man and had it at my elbow as i listened to the story. The huffington post also named ewan one of americas favorite british authors. The series comprises of a few more bestselling books that author ewan. Ewans thriller safe house, set on the isle of man, has sold over 500,000 copies and was shortlisted for the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read safe house. Convinced that lena is as real as he is, rob teams up with rebecca lewis, a londonbased pi who has a mysterious connection to laura and learns that even a closeknit community like the isle of man can hide dangerous secrets that will not stay safe forever.
I was hampered by two aspects of chris ewans writing. Chris ewan s safe house is an exciting, well crafted thriller, with flashes of real humour and insight. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading safe house. Ewan was born in taunton, somerset, and lived on the isle. The motorbike element is important, because when the book opens. The first in the series, the good thiefs guide to amsterdam, was named one of the best books. And to be honest, the writing of author chris ewan thrilled me as little as the story itself. Ewan was born in taunton, somerset, and lived on the isle of man with his family before moving back to somerset.
Buy safe house by chris ewan from amazons fiction books store. His written works have been labeled as truly compelling, thoroughly enjoyable, outstanding, and chilling, by various literary magazines. Chris ewan, who lives on the isle of man, began his crimewriting career with the good thiefs guide to amsterdam, which was called one the best books for grownups by publishers weekly and aarp the magazine, and one of the best thrillers of the. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A brilliant thriller from the author of the acclaimed good thiefs guide series asks, how can a beautiful woman simply vanish. Safe house 9780571282210 by ewan, chris and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
The debut book of this mystery series went on to win the long barn award and was released in as many as countries of the world. So it is a surprise, and a pleasant one, to discover early on in safe house, chris ewan s channel islands thriller, that the main character is a regular bloke, a plumber yet, who stumbles. A thriller chris ewan minotaur books hardcover 448 pages december 2012. Buy safe house book online at best prices in india on. Selected as one the telegraphs top 10 crime books to take on holiday. Chris ewan is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of many mystery and thriller novels. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. When rob hale wakes up in a hospital after a motorcycle crash, his firs. Dec 11, 2012 chris ewan s safe house is an exciting, well crafted thriller, with flashes of real humour and insight. Certainly a very fortuitous discovery, and i shall be looking for more of ewan s books. The huffington post also named ewan one of americas favorite british. Chris ewan, who lives on the isle of man, was voted one of americas favorite british authors in a huffington post poll.
Chris ewan obviously expected that a number of his readers wouldnt be acquainted with the place, so theres a handy explainer at the start of safe house describing its location halfway between the lake district and northern island its size 32 miles long and 14 wide, its population 80,000 and the fact that every year the island stages. The companion who, he says, was travelling on the back of the bike is missing. Chris ewan born 6 october 1976 is a british crime and mystery writer. Rob an heating engineer is called out to repair a faulty boiler.
Safe house by chris ewan paperback, 20 for sale online. Written by chris ewan manx author chris ewan is best known for his comedy crime series the good thiefs guides, which follow rafflesesque gentleman thief charlie howard on his international capers. Joined by a tough female detective, rob searches for lena, plunging into a dangerous conspiracy with troubling personal ties. He graduated from the university of nottingham, earning a degree in american studies with a minor in canadian literature. Safe house by chris ewan, 9780571282210, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The safe house of the title is a worn cottage tucked into the woods and bramble on the isle of man. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Safe house chris ewan this book would not exist without the support and advice of my brilliant agent, vivien green, my wonderful editors, katherine armstrong and hope dellon, and my beautiful wife, jo, who lured me to the isle of man with wild claims about sunshine, and who i love all the more through the wind, rain, fog and snow. Chris ewan is one of the bestselling and critically acclaimed authors of mystery, crime fiction, and thriller novels, who hails from the united kingdom. Chris ewan obviously expected that a number of his readers wouldnt be acquainted with the place, so theres a handy explainer at the start of safe house describing its location halfway between.
So it is a surprise, and a pleasant one, to discover early on in safe house, chris ewans channel islands thriller, that the main character is a regular bloke, a plumber yet, who stumbles. A few scenes are quite brutal and, for my taste, way too explicit. Sometimes you know things the protagonist or other. Buy safe house book online at low prices in india safe.
Ewan is particularly well known for writing the good thiefs guide novel series. That was the winning combination with chris ewan s book safe house and simon vances narration. Convinced that lena is as real as he is, rob teams up with rebecca lewis, a londonbased pi who has a mysterious connection to lauraand learns that even a closeknit community like the isle of man can hide dangerous secrets that will not stay safe forever. Chris ewan is a british author of crime fiction, mystery and thriller novels. I could trot out the usual terminology fastpaced, gripping, actionpacked to describe chris ewan s safe house, but this novel is slightly more than that. He is best known for his good thief series of travelling adventures featuring charlie howard, a thief and author of his own crime series. Set on the isle of man, british crime writer chris ewans safe house is a brilliantly plotted and dizzyingly suspenseful adventure packed with ingenious twists. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Andrew taylor ewan has elevated the everyman thriller into a compelling, contemporary read safe house is an exciting, well crafted thriller, with flashes of real humour and insight. About half way through the novel, our hero rob hale and his partner rebecca get hungry and stop at an isle of man chip shop.
A brilliant thriller from the author of the acclaimed good thiefs guide series asks, how can a beautiful woman simply v. Chris ewan soars to a new level with this dark, absorbing thriller. Unlike previos novels by chris ewan, safe house is far from funny, even though it does have its lighter moments. His first novel, the good thiefs guide to amsterdam 2007, won the long barn books first novel award. I enjoyed safe house and especially liked simon vance.
Chris ewan s safe house is an exciting, well crafted thriller, with flashes of real. Rob is a heating tradesman who just wants to joyride with the new blonde he meets at his latest assignment. Rob hale is an unlikely hero, a plumber and a serious cyclist isle of man is the home of tt motorcycle races. All of these facts have a bearing on the book, which whizzes along at the pace of one of those twowheeled trophy hunters. From the moment the pair is separated mysteriously by paramedics, robs. Sep 11, 20 listen to safe house audiobook by chris ewan. Safe house by chris ewan meet your next favorite book. Lena the young woman staying there asks to go for a ride on his motorcycle. Safe house is the first standalone thriller by chris ewan. Safe house by chris ewan, shortlisted for the 20 theakstons old peculiar crime novel of the year award.
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