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BRISBANE, 1984 Jim Harris is a hard drinking Australian detective on his way to a nervous breakdown Every day, he works alongside corrupt cops and dangerous crooks That is, until a brutal murder case unravels his career, bringing past indiscretions to light Alone, afraid, and out of control, Harris makes a pact with himself Four days to locate the killer Four days to take revenge Four days to find redemption. New Read [ Four Days ] By [ Iain Ryan ] – kino-fada.fr 3.5 Stars This rugged, hard boiled noir is a solid debut for Australian author Iain Ryan It s a short, moody crime novel about a broken and self destructive Brisbane detective with one foot forcefully out the door to retirement, who decides to go all the way out on his own terms and not only solve a haunting murder case, but also confront his demons and the corruption that he s been a part of for years.It s a gloomy, fatalist story and I really enjoyed Ryan s use of language to illuminate it s 3.5 Stars This rugged, hard boiled noir is a solid debut for Australian author Iain Ryan It s a short, moody crime novel about a broken and self destructive Brisbane detective with one foot forcefully out the door to retirement, who decides to go all the way out on h...Synopsis blurb.Four days to locate the killer Four days to take revenge Four days to find redemption.Jim Harris is a hard drinking detective on his way to a nervous breakdown Every day, he works alongside corrupt cops and dangerous crooks That is, until a brutal murder case unravels his career, bringing past indiscretions to light Alone, afraid, and out of control, Harris makes a pact with himself finish it A streamlined epic of sex, violence and corruption told with lean, elegant...Jim Harris is a detective on the edge He drinks to excess, he visits prostitutes on a regular basis He works alongside crooked cops and dangerous crooks.When the prostitute he had been seeing regularly winds up murdered, he becomes undone and is on the verge of losing his career And then he finds out his girlfriend had AIDS.He gets a blood test and will know in 4 days whether he lives or dies He has 4 days to discover who killed the girlfriend He finds out that she had a brother another Jim Harris is a detective on the edge He drinks to excess, he visits prostitutes on a regular basis He works alongside crooked cops and dangerous crooks.When the prostitute he had been seeing regularly winds up murdered, he becomes undone and is on the verge of losing his career And then he finds out his girlfriend had AIDS.He gets a blood test and will know in 4 days whether he lives or dies He has 4 days to discover who killed the girlfriend He finds out that she had a brother another cop. but he has disappeared Would he have killed his own sister Why Harris does some things that only a rogue cop would do He s on a mission, on a time schedule, and he doesn t have time to waste.Jim Harris is not very likeable He seems to have no redeeming qualities It seemed like when he knew he...I wouldn t say FOUR DAYS is an original novel, but it was a profoundly satisfying one A great novel either overdelivers or surprises the hell out of you and this one definitely belong in the former category It has everything I liked fatality, visceral grudges, crooked cops, meaningful violence, understated emotional depth and evencrooked cops I had ZERO time to read this last couple days, but I carved some for this bad boy.I usually have cold feet about novels set in a location I don t I wouldn t say FOUR DAYS is an origina...3.5 starsThis book is set in early 1980 s Australia is not for the squeamish It tells the story of Jim Harris, a middle aged cop whose self destructive habits are rooted in his childhood Originally from Cairns, he spent time as a big city detective in Brisbane before being sent home in disgrace But working out of the Cairns station means bumping into all the old ghosts from his past including Sarah Hannan, a woman he s loved since he was a teenager Despite her marriage, they soon pick 3.5 starsThis book is set in early 1980 s Australia is not for the squeamish It tells the story of Jim Harris, a middle aged cop whose self destructive habits are rooted in his childhood Originally from Cairns, he spent time as a big city detective in Brisbane before being sent home in disgrace But working out of the Cairns station means bumping into all the old ghosts from his past including Sarah Hannan, a woman he s loved since he was a teenager Despite her marriage, they soon pick up where they left off When a corrupt colleague from Brisbane s...Steeped in corruption, drugs, sex, and booze, Four Days delivers a fast paced crime novel centering around a jaded detective embroiled in a case he s grown obsessed with and determined to solve The detective in this particular book isn t really one you d consider a hero On the verge of a nervous breakdown and a tendency to drown himself in booze, Jim Harris is surrounded by, and has grown accustomed almost, to the dangers and the dark side that go along with being a cop in Brisbane in the 80s Steeped in corruption, drugs, sex, and booze, Four Days delivers a fast paced crime novel centering around a jaded detective embroiled in a case he s grown obsessed with and determined to solve The detective in this particular book isn t really one you d consider a hero On the verge of a nervous breakdown and a tendency to drown himself in ...Short, sharp and to the point, FOUR DAYS delivers deepest and darkest noir in the unlikely setting of 1980 s Brisbane and Cairns In the Sunshine State corruption is rife and nowhereso than in the police force and the licensing department in particular Lone wolf Detective Jim Harris isn t exactly lily white himself, with a complicated backstory of illicit love affairs and drug use, to say nothing of family relationships that would challenge most genealogy software He is, however, seeming Short, sharp and to the point, FOUR DAYS delivers deepest and darkest noir in the unlikely setting of 1980 s Brisbane and Cairns In the Sunshine State corruption is rife and nowhereso than in the police force and the licensing department in particular Lone wolf Detective Jim Harris isn t exactly lily white himself, with a complicated backstory of illicit love affairs and drug use, to say nothing of family relationships that would...I ve heard a lot of praise for Iain Ryan s FOUR DAYS from authors and readers whose judgement I trust, so I was delighted when he contacted me and asked me if I d like a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.When I started reading FOUR DAYS, I realized immediately that Iain Ryan wasn t your run of the mill not quite ready for primetime young author Ryan s the real deal and this book is the proof Bearing slight flavors of Ellroy and Thompson, FOUR DAYS is a beautifully written, perf I ve heard a lot of praise for Iain Ryan s FOUR DAYS from authors and readers whose judgement I trust, so I was delighted when he contacted me and asked me if I d like a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.When I started reading FOUR DAYS, I realized immediately that Iain Ryan wasn t your run of the mill not quite ready for primetime young author Ryan s the real deal and this book is the proof Bearing slight flavors of Ellroy and Thompson, FOUR DAYS is a beautifully written, perfectly executed story of corruption and extreme dysfunction Heavy on noir and hyperviolent action, it s a super fast read peopled with a drastically flawed protagonist grinding his way toward a brutal finale and a disturbing, shocking revelation.I ve seen FOU...This slim novel packs a powerful punch It isn t always comfortable reading, but it s pitch black classic noir of the highest order all theremarkable given it s a debut from Queensland author Ryan.Four Days is beyond gritty it s grimy, seamy, like a dirty fingernail scratching at your skin as you saunter down a ran...More a long novella than a novel, Four Days is out at the end of October through Broken River Books, a Portland, Oregon based indie publisher that specialises in dark crime and weird fiction.Four Days is a hardboiled police procedural set in the Queensland cities of Cairns and Brisbane in the 1980s, a time when the state s police force was one of the most violent and corrupt in Australia The plot revolves around Jim Harris a cop with a drinking problem, a borderline sociopathic personality and More a long novella than a novel, Four Days is out at the end of October through Broken River Books, a Portland, Oregon based indie publisher that specialises in dark crime and weird fiction.Four Days is a hardboiled police procedural set in the Queensland cities of Cairns and Brisbane in the 1980s, a time when the state s police force was one of the most violent and corrupt in Australia The plot revolves around Jim Harris a cop with a drinking problem, a borderline ...

Four Days
  • English
  • 08 December 2017
  • Paperback
  • 180 pages
  • 0994312105
  • Iain Ryan
  • Four Days