Chris Barraclough's award-winning (UK Authors Award) and darkly comic debut novel, Bat Boy, following a blind boy's search for his father after a shocking tragedy, is now available on Kindle. Also out in paperback.
"Fast, funny, riveting...a glorious read" - Times Suspense
In Barraclough's suspenseful tongue-in-cheek mystery novel, two brothers are forced to tear across England in search of their long-lost father, with a mysterious stranger and the police right on their tails. A heart-warming and delightfully playful take on the crime genre, Bat Boy is told by the youngest brother, Joel, who is shy, optimistic and completely blind. Separated from his sibling, can Joel escape the dangerous criminal world he finds himself inadvertently thrust into?
"A great story, beautifully written...an excellent crime book. Once you start you will not stop, I promise you." - Graham Sclater's Book Review Show, Venture Radio
"A wonderful, gripping thriller, from the first words to the last. Marvellous!" - UK Crime Writers
"A fresh and well-voiced novel with a real depth of character. The story really does yomp along but is intriguing from page one." - Holly Howitt, author of The Schoolboy (Cinammon Press)
"Equal parts silly and suspenseful, this is an excellent mystery novel and the perfect antidote to the winter blues." - UK Authors Reviewer
Scroll up and click the cover image to read a sneak preview of Bat Boy, and visit www.chrisbarraclough.co.uk for more info on Chris' crime/thriller novels
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Barraclough is a British journalist and award-winning crime author who bagged the UK Authors Award for his highly-praised debut mystery novel, "Bat Boy". His darkly comic second crime novel, Dead Dogs, was nominated for the Dylan Thomas Award while his violent and gritty Twin Towers Estate series was shortlisted for the SpaSpa Prize for Best Psychological Fiction as well as the Page Turner Prize.
Check out his other novels, including the much-praised Devil's In A Different Dress.
More praise for Chris Barraclough:
"This is seat-of-the-pants reading, so grab yourself a drink and snack and make yourself comfortable before you start. And remember to breathe occasionally...Five Stars." - Indie Ebook Review
"I enjoyed every minute of it. Its pace is so frenetic and the events pile up one on the other so rapidly that you won't want to put it down." - eBookanoid Reviews
"I was immediately sucked in...an action packed, tense thriller...I found the book gripping, the prose magnificent...one that I could not put down and that, I’m sure, will haunt me for some time. Five stars" - Author Susan Russo Anderson