How the Dead Live - Derek Raymond - Paperback - 1st Ballantine Books ed

"A sulphurous mixture of ferocious violence and high-fl own philosophy."-"Prospect" The third novel in the acclaimed Factory crime series sees Derek Raymond's nameless detective leave London for a remote village, where he's meant to be investigating the disappearance of a local doctor's wife. A fitting successor to classic noir writers such as Jim Thompson and David Goodis, with an introduction by Will Self. High-profile fans include Ian Rankin and James Sallis. Robin Cook was born in 1931. He reinvented himself as Derek Raymond and died in London in 1994.Raymond, Derek is the author of 'How the Dead Live - Derek Raymond - Paperback - 1st Ballantine Books ed' with ISBN 9780345346728 and ISBN 0345346726.