Living Proof

Summary

John Harvey, the master of the British crime novel, returns with his third Charlie Resnick procedural, Living Proof. In this gritty romp through the seamy side of book publishing and love gone wrong, Nottingham detective Charlie Resnick is the same dishevelled, unlikely master sleuth with a closet full of food-stained ties.

It’s early summer in Nottingham; the weather has turned warm, and men are being found all around town nearly naked and riddled with multiple stab wounds. This peculiar crime wave occurs while Resnick is assigned to protect the harassed bestselling American writer Cathy Jordan during the annual Shots in the Dark crime writers’ festival.

As usual in Resnick’s cases, a galaxy of brightly drawn supporting players dangle tantalizing clues that may or may not be relevant. While Resnick pieces together the clues, his hazy memory kicks in with moments of brilliant, insightful clarity. With his Resnick series, Harvey continues to build his crime fiction legend.