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Category Archives: Next of Kin
Next of Kin
A new paperback edition of NEXT OF KIN, my fifth novel, has just been published in the USA by Thomas Dunne Books/Macmillan. A thriller of sorts, I wrote it during late 2003/early 2004, just before THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. (In fact, I had just finished the first draft of Next of Kin and was taking a break to recharge myself when I wrote the first draft of BOY). I’m a huge fan of the work of Patricia Highsmith and it’s a sort of homage to the Tom Ripley books. I always imagined it as the first of a trilogy of novels based around the character of Owen Montignac and although I haven’t returned to him yet, I hope to do some one day.
In the States, you can order the book from Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble and it’s available in shops now.
Next of Kin jacket design
My American publisher, Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin’s Press, has redesigned the jacket of NEXT OF KIN for the U.S. paperback publication in February ’09. The new jacket, which I think is very striking, can be seen here. You can already pre-order the paperback here or, if you’re desperate to read it, the hardback is still available to order here.
