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In his research for the book tim studied all the theories and came to the conclusion that the one he goes with in fever city is more likely to be true than any other or, indeed, than the. If you took james ellroy at his most imaginative and oliver stone at. Tim baker s sprawling, ambitious and atmospheric fever city is the thriller for you. Tim baker is an awardwinning author, journalist and storyteller specializing in surfing history and culture, working across a wide variety of media from books and magazines to film, video, and theatre. And nick alston is a private eye with plenty of heart, but whose conscience is running on empty. Jan 19, 2016 tim baker, author of fever city has set himself a very high bar for his crime fiction debut if writing about americas most tragic xx th century political assassination wasnt enough in the wake of heavyweights such as don delillo, james ellroy and stephen king, who all created major fiction works around john f. Jan 25, 2016 its my turn today on the blog tour for tim bakers excellent debut novel, fever city.
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We listed fever city as one of our most wanted novels of 2016 at the beginning of the year and now, finally, we have the chance to tell you how good it is. Fever city is a fastpaced page turner, set in the usa, that you will either love or hate. Interview with tim baker, author of city without stars. Tim bakers irrepressible debut novel is a joy ride through classic noir traditions, updated with a surprisingly contemporary sensibility.
In this rowdy pastiche of hardboiled homage and alternative history, baker assumes the daunting challenge of moving several sets of characters through three time frames. As his police superiors start shutting down his in. Fever city, this years hottest thriller shortlisted for the john creasey new blood daggera superb debut novel. Tim baker is an australian author who burst onto the scene with his debut novel, fever city. Tim baker if you took james ellroy at his most imaginative and oliver stone at his most conspiratorial, and mixed them up in a supersized martini shaker, you would produce the vivid writing, explosive events. Fever city was a hard act to follow, a gripping, elaborate novel set between the early 1960s and the present, weaving together the kidnapping of the eightyearold heir to one of americas richest businessmen with the plot to assassinate. Fever city, by tim baker europa editions baker tells his story in three related plots set in 1960, 1963 and 2014, and he constantly moves back and forth among them. The novel fever city puts a new twist on the kennedy. He has worked on film projects in india, china, mexico, brazil and australia, and currently lives in the south of france with his wife, their son, and two rescue animals, a dog and a cat. Once more into the rabbit hole of conspiraciesinhighplaces we go, this time through a noirish farrago of mid20th century bad craziness. To this list we can now add tim bakers remarkable first novel fever city.
Just to confuse things a bit further the sequence of events. A turbocharged, beautifully written noir, fever city is one of those mindblowingly ambitious debuts that only comes along once in a great while. Fever city by tim baker meet your next favorite book. He may not have a heart but he still has a conscience. The surfer and the mermaid with ted grambeau the surfer and the mermaid is a stunning childrens book bringing together the. Tim baker, author of fever city has set himself a very high bar for his crime fiction debut if writing about americas most tragic xx th century political assassination wasnt enough in the wake of heavyweights such as don delillo, james ellroy and stephen king, who all created major fiction works around john f. Tim baker, author of fever city has set himself a very high bar for his crime fiction debut. James ellroy fans will appreciate australianborn baker s ambitious debut with its nervous, jittery style. If you took james ellroy at his most imaginative and oliver stone at his most conspiratorial, and mixed them up in a supersized martini shaker, you.
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