Paradise

by Chaz Brenchley

A miracle may cure cancer in one teenage boy, but can it cure a community…? They call it an inner-city danger zone, starved of resources and starved of hope. Run-down housing, run-down lives. Then comes a miracle. Literally a miracle, a dying boy made well, healed by the touch of a charismatic young man. And that’s only the beginning. Richard brings light into the darkest places; his inspiration and leadership breathe new life into a sick community. But where there are powers of light, there are also powers of darkness. What starts as a revolution soon becomes a war. A war fought for the heart and soul of Paradise…

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime

545 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 1994

About the author

Chaz Brenchley has been making a living as a writer since he was eighteen. He is the author of nine thrillers, most recently Shelter, and two major fantasy series: The Books of Outremer, based on the world of the Crusades, and Selling Water by the River, set in an alternate Ottoman Istanbul. A winner of the British Fantasy Award, he has also published three books for children and more than 500 short stories in various genres. His time as Crimewriter-in-Residence at the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Sunderland resulted in the collection Blood Waters. He is a prizewinning ex-poet, and has been writer in residence at the University of Northumbria, as well as tutoring their MA in Creative Writing. His novel Dead of Light is currently in development with an independent film company; Shelter has been optioned by Granada TV. He was Northern Writer of the Year 2000, and lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with a quantum cat and a famous teddy bear.

Also known as author Daniel Fox.

Reviews

[Dr. Ann Coker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top notch!

Bletchley has outdone himself with Paradise. I've read all his published work and this is absolutely the best creation to date.