A teenage schoolboy hasn’t turned up for classes. Not so unusual perhaps – but Ashley
Forrest is thought of as the most reliable day-
So comes the call to his acquaintance, D.I. David Russell, a call which is to project Grancester’s child protection officer into perhaps his darkest investigation yet. An enquiry which is to inspire horror as it progresses, and to terminate in a night of frenetic activity by the police – and by others intent upon the same ends, albeit by differing means...
Following from Winter’s Tale, the last D.I. David Russell novel, Gameboy is unusual among crime literature – the action takes a mere few days from start to finish, and much of its fascination derives from the interweaving of characters, many of whom are familiar from Geoffrey Lewis’ previous detective stories.
After a break of some six years, Geoffrey Lewis has returned to the genre that launched
his writing career. Bowing to popular demand, SGM Publishing are proud to now present
the fifth book in the D.I. David Russell series of crime novels. Written originally
in 2004, Gameboy picks up Russell’s career in the early summer following the dramatic
events of Winter’s Tale; and in similar fashion to its predecessor what seems at
first to be a simple case of a missing person quickly grows into an investigation
of horrifying proportions as the background to the boy’s disappearance come to light.
And in the course of its fast-
Familiar characters stalk these pages, although his regular assistant DS Doug Rimmer is away on holiday, including once more Russell’s teenage son and his friends, along with many new faces. The interweaving of these disparate personalities is complex, but follows with a logical inevitability as the story progresses; and at one point, an almost farcical humour flashes its light through the darkness. This is a tale to delight all of Mr Lewis’ many fans, and as ever concludes with surprisingly upbeat final pages.
Availability:
‘Gameboy’ was published in December 2011. Copies can be ordered through any good
bookshop by quoting the title and author or ISBN 978-
Trade orders may be placed through any wholesaler via Bookdata, or contact the publishers at sales@sgmpublishing.co.uk
From reviews of the previous David Russell books:
‘Northamptonshire’s own answer to Inspector Morse’
Image Magazine
‘Impossible to put down’
Graham Sherwood, Choice Magazine
‘Plots brimming with unexpected twists’
What’s On Magazine
GAMEBOY by Geoffrey Lewis
GAMEBOY
by Geoffrey Lewis
paperback
£8.99
ISBN 978-
published by
SGM Publishing
