Four bodies are found. There is nothing to connect them, other than that they have been killed in the same way: quick, efficient, and bloodless, each victim stabbed with the same instrument. The press call the killer 'The Ghost', as he leaves no trace. Nor can Fabel see any hint of any psycho-sexual or other motive. The victims are of both genders and from completely different walks of life. They are, however, all roughly the same age, which leads Fabel to suspect, as the investigation progresses, that the motive may be linked to their histories.
'Russell scores highly with his atmospheric portrayal of Hamburg and its dark river Elbe, as well as with the intelligence of his plots' The Times
'Craig Russell is a great writer' -- Peter James
'Russell remains one of the more intelligent and sophisticated proponents of the genre Herald The Ghosts Of Altona is a confidently unsettling crime novel that subverts expectations with a joyful intelligence.' The National
'In Jan Fabel Russell has created one of the better drawn versions of the thinking man with a badge' Shots Magazine
'He's (Jan Fabel's) become one of the most interesting detectives around; his seventh appearance is his best.' -- Marcel Berlins The Times
'This is an excellent read.' Literary Review
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About Craig Russell
Craig Russell was born in 1956, in Fife, Scotland. He served as a police officer and worked in the advertising industry as a copywriter and creative director. Russell, who speaks German and has a long-standing interest in post-war German history and society, has been a freelance writer for twelve years; Blood Eagle is his first novel. He now lives in the West of Scotland.
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