stalker

by Thomas Pride

Three Sundays. Three fatal falls. Accidents? Coincidence? Is a serial killer stalking the city, ready to strike again next Sunday? Or is it just the media, whipping up hysteria over nothing as usual? A contemporary crime story set in London.

443 pages, Paperback

Published January 8, 2020

About the author

Hello, I am an Australian based philosopher, inventor and writer. Thomas Pride is the name of a true ancestor from my mother's side of the family.

Over the years, I have experienced a multitude of careers. I have worked in politics, finance and technology. I have even spent time in a monastery. But in recent decades, mostly the experience of being a philosopher and inventor.

The culmination of such a life is a kit bag of stories. I hope you like them.

Reviews

[Beata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thomas Pride offers the reader a very entertaining crime novel, set in the world of journalism and fashion. The book’s greatest asset is simply being interesting—my personal test for this was looking forward to reading the novel after a day’s work. Other advantages include insight into the spheres where not many readers have (probably) ventured, humor, and, as befits a today’s author, a bit of extra knowledge—here, pertaining to probability theory (mathematics), nicely presented. For an old-fashioned reader, the fact that the characters may actually appear likable is an additional pleasure. Possible drawbacks include a few lengthy monologues, not quite fresh (but perhaps fresh for some of us), and dialogue that seems slightly artificial and that recollects the kind often found in this genre. Though who knows, Pride might actually be practicing postmodern re-cycling and intertextuality here (no irony intended. He does practice intertextuality when the characters refer to Don Brown’s Da Vinci Code). I enjoyed the book—I had fun reading it!