Swan Song

Song Circle #3

by Robert Edric

The third stunning literary crime novel in the Song Cycle trilogy, from the acclaimed author of Booker-longlisted Peacetime , and The Book of the Heathen .

Hull private investigator Leo Rivers finds himself in a battle to keep tabloid sensationalism out of his quest for the truth behind the savage murder of a young prostitute. Investigating one death in a sequence of similar killings, Rivers is brought into conflict with an ambitious chief-of-police set on as much personal gain as possible from the search for Hull’s first modern serial killer. Set against a backdrop of the Humber river and the gradual destruction of the fishing industry, Rivers is drawn into a world of exploitation, ambition, vanity and violence in this final volume in a trilogy of outstanding contemporary noir.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published July 4, 2005

About the author

Robert Edric (b. 1956) is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage, a British novelist born in Sheffield.

Reviews

[Christine Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a good book. A strong story and beautiful writing. The whole Song Cycle has been an enjoyable read.

[Martin Wingfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably just the best of the Song Cycle

[Vicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was recommended this trilogy they are set in Hull (where I am from). Good from the nostalgia angle but not really my sort of book.

[Vilmos Kondor · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Song-trilogy is one of the biggest achievements of contemporary PI crime fiction. Not in England only but on English language as well. Damn good.