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An English detective has lost his mind and is plunging into madness as this engrossing and fast-reading thriller unfolds. Knowing that Johnny Mays's ``methods'' violate English law as well police policies, partner and boyhood friend Nick Frazier tries to bring him in line. But Mays is adamant that he is England's ``avenging angel,'' and he keeps filling his ``book'' with names of society's ``enemies.'' His paranoid delusions spur him to a vicious car chase that Frazier tries to stop, but his efforts just get him listed in the ``book''; Mays apparently dies in a crash. Having been saved by an unsuspecting samaritan, however, Mays embarks on a mission of vengeance that leaves no doubt that he is alive. Frazier searches for him ``down river,'' back where they grew up, and amid vividly hewn scenes of a coastal village, tries to rein in his far-gone pal and save a woman who had once played a part in each of their lives. The denouement, thanks to Gallagher's ( Oktober ) strong writing and excellent characterizations, is unforgettable.
An English detective has lost his mind and is plunging into madness as this engrossing and fast-reading thriller unfolds. Knowing that Johnny Mays's ``methods'' violate English law as well police policies, partner and boyhood friend Nick Frazier tries to bring him in line. But Mays is adamant that he is England's ``avenging angel,'' and he keeps filling his ``book'' with names of society's ``enemies.'' His paranoid delusions spur him to a vicious car chase that Frazier tries to stop, but his efforts just get him listed in the ``book''; Mays apparently dies in a crash. Having been saved by an unsuspecting samaritan, however, Mays embarks on a mission of vengeance that leaves no doubt that he is alive. Frazier searches for him ``down river,'' back where they grew up, and amid vividly hewn scenes of a coastal village, tries to rein in his far-gone pal and save a woman who had once played a part in each of their lives. The denouement, thanks to Gallagher's ( Oktober ) strong writing and excellent characterizations, is unforgettable.
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Hardback Editions
1999 : Hardback
| Title: DOWN RIVER Author(s): STEPHEN GALLAGHER Publisher: New English Library Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Down River Author(s): Stephen Gallagher ISBN: 0-312-85006-9 / 978-0-312-85006-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Tor Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1989 : Hardback
| Title: Down River Author(s): Steve Gallagher ISBN: 0-450-49129-3 / 978-0-450-49129-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 1991 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Down River Author(s): Stephen Gallagher ISBN: 0-8125-0621-9 / 978-0-8125-0621-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Tor Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Down River Author(s): Steve Gallagher ISBN: 0-450-51112-X / 978-0-450-51112-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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