Dirt : Volume 1 by Sarah Sultoon

A compulsive, searing political thriller set on a kibbutz in Northern Israel, where the discovery of the body of an Israeli-Arab worker sets off a devastating chain of events. `A first-class political thriller' Steve Cavanagh ? `A bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled?it' Freya Berry? ? `A powerful political thriller that brims with authentic detail. Clever, compulsive and achingly atmospheric' Kia Abdullah? ? -------------------------------This is no utopia. 1996. Northern Israel. Lola leaves an unhappy home life in England for the fabled utopian life of a kibbutz, but this heavily guarded farming community on the Arab-Israeli border isn't the idyll it seems, and tensions are festering. Hundreds of miles away, in the Jerusalem offices of the?International Tribune?newspaper, all eyes are on Israel's response to a spate of rocket attacks from Lebanon, until cub reporter Jonny Murphy gets a tip from a mysterious source that sends him straight into the danger zone. When the body of an Arab worker is discovered in the dirt of the kibbutz chicken house, it triggers a series of events that puts Lola and the whole community in jeopardy, and Jonny begins to uncover a series of secrets that put everything at risk, as he begins to realise just how far some people will go to belong. ? --------------------- ? `A fantastic page-turner and an intriguing?look at a complex and dangerous world.?Sarah?Sultoon?creates intelligent, memorable characters and fascinating stories' Holly Watt ? `A powerhouse writer'?Jo Spain ? `An extraordinary piece of writing from a political thriller writer at the very top of her game' Victoria Selman ? `Brilliant and gripping' S J Watson ? `An immersive and evocative political thriller that thrust me into a unique, razor-edged world, with a plot filled with tension and complexity. The narrative twists around itself, becoming increasingly claustrophobic and fraught, until it arrives at its explosive d?nouement' Philippa East ? `Full of danger and pulsating characters' Louise Beech ? `Sarah?Sultoon?draws on her time spent as a journalist in the Middle East to bring northern Israel, its people, its beauty, and its complexities to life in vibrant colour in this twisting whodunnit.' Antony Dunford ? `A compelling thriller that weaves a complex tale . escalating to a shocking finale' Eve Smith ? `Unsettling, riveting, gets under your skin' Peter Hain ?Praise for Sarah Sultoon: ? **Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger** **WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award** `A brave and thought-provoking debut novel'?Adam Hamdy `A taut and thought-provoking book that's all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real life'?CultureFly `A tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survival'?NB Magazine `A powerful, compelling read that doesn't shy away from some upsetting truths . written with such energy'?Fanny Blake `A powerful story of the brutality of front-line journalism. Authentic, provocative and terrifyingly relevant'?Will Carver
Binding: Paperback / softback