Joe is een auteur wiens werk zich verdiept in het rijke tapijt van de fantasie, waarbij thema's als lotsbestemming, de balans tussen goed en kwaad en de diepe verbindingen tussen uiteenlopende wezens worden verkend. Zijn kenmerkende stem kwam naar voren na het winnen van de prestigieuze Dark Crystal Author Quest, wat leidde tot de creatie van officiële prequel-romans voor een geliefde fantasyklassieker. Voortbouwend op een achtergrond in de taalkunde en een diepe waardering voor Shakespeare, wordt zijn vertelkunst gekenmerkt door ingewikkelde wereldopbouw en zorgvuldig gebeeldhouwde proza. Door zijn fantasievolle verhalen nodigt hij lezers uit op epische reizen die resoneren met filosofische diepgang.
The final book in an original series of novels set in the world of Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Will the fires of resistance finally unite the Gelfling clans against the growing Skekis threat . . . or is it too late to save Thra?
Before you watch the upcoming Netflix series, read the original novels from J. M. Lee (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) that intertwine with the events of the series. Kylan of Sami Thicket is a skilled song teller, but singing the tales of long-gone heroes won’t help his friends as they journey into dangerous, unknown lands. After uncovering the betrayal of the Skeksis Lords, he and his friend Naia are on the run, pursued by the Skeksis’s underlings and outcast even among their fellow Gelfling. But Kylan knows the truth must be told, no matter how difficult the telling. Maybe there’s use for a song teller after all . . . Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal is one of the most beloved and enduring fantasy stories of the past thirty years. This series of young adult novels will both please the diehard fans and bring new fans in to the world of The Dark Crystal.
"Play with fire, and you're going to get burned... In Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only victim is a middle-aged man, sat watching TV. Are the fire and the man's death an accident or is something more frightening at work? Meanwhile, DI Ridpath is back with his wife and enjoying work at the Coroner's Office, his myeloma still in remission. But the quiet life is soon shattered by a new threat. More corpses start appearing; charred, burnt, silent bodies, strewn in the streets and lodged in buildings. Next to each one is a chilling message sprayed in orange ink. Fighting on all fronts, Ridpath will be drawn into the dark past of his city and the youth football clubs of the 1990s. He must find the link before any more people die. Before the flames come close to home..."--Provided by publisher
"The case was closed. Until people started dying ... DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he's recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police. Then the murders began, in an uncanny echo of his first case. As the death count grows, old records, and bodies, go missing. Caught in a turf war between the police and the coroner's office, Ridpath is in a race against time. A race to save his career, his marriage, and innocent lives. When a detective disappears everything is on the line. Can Ridpath save his colleague?"--Provided by publisher
"A scream breaks the air in the coroner's office. An execution is being broadcast live on the internet. An old case has come back to haunt DI Thomas Ridpath...Coppers are being targeted. Graves desecrated. What is it - a warning? And who else will be dragged in? Just as Ridpath's life is getting back to normal, the investigation that defined Ridpath's career, the Beast of Manchester, rears its head once again. But this time it's not just the investigation at stake - it's his life."--Provided by publisher.
To love and to cherish, till death did them part... 'A brilliant thriller' The Sun Two desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the bricked up room of a derelict Victorian warehouse. After six months of work, the police have nothing and Ridpath is finally called in to investigate. Dubbed the Romeo and Juliet murders by the press, so many questions remain unanswered. Who are they? Why were they there? Who killed them? And why was the coroner so keen for him to work on this particular case? Ridpath is plunged into his most difficult investigation yet, in a race against time to discover the truth. Has an unknown serial killer been operating in Manchester for the last twenty years? Fast-paced, vicious and utterly compelling, the latest Ridpath novel is perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Damien Boyd.
"DI Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes wrong. Driving to meet his daughter, he is caught in a gruesome motorway accident, in which a near-naked man is rundown by a lorry, while fleeing from a lone gunman. As Ridpath closes Manchester's road network in search of the assailant, one question remains: why did nobody else see him? Ridpath's investigations soon unearth a number of inconsistencies, which pulls the police force itself into question, and hint at something sinister to come. For Manchester is on the brink of a fresh surge of violence unlike anything it has seen in decades, and Ridpath must battle this unprecedented conflict along with his own demons. One thing is for sure. There will be blood on the streets..."--Provided by publisher.
"A woman dies under suspicious circumstances in an Immigrant Removal Centre. The statement provided by the officer on duty seems clear enough, that it was suicide, but upon a deeper investigation in the coroner's office by DI Ridpath, the evidence starts to unravel. With no leads, and only five days to solve the case, Ridpath must work harder than he ever has before to uncover the truth. Faced with official intransigence, concealment of evidence, and nobody who seems to care, he must work hard to crack the case, before time runs out..."--Provided by publisher
They are waiting for death. He is waiting to kill them. In May 2020, fourteen-year-old Andrew Golding went out for a walk following a row with his mum. He was never seen again. Four years later, when the press discovers police errors in Andrew Golding's case, DI Ridpath is called in to investigate. As Ridpath delves into the case, he slowly discovers something much bigger and far more brutal than he ever expected - a murderer from the past who threatens his career and the lives of those close to him. Can he unravel the secrets before the killer strikes again? The latest tense and gripping DI Ridpath thriller set in Manchester. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Damien Boyd.
Three severed hands. No clues. A race against time.Three embalmed hands are discovered in a disused Victorian house. Is it the work of a cult? Or a gangland ritual? And what happened to the rest of the bodies? DI Thomas Ridpath is told to investigate.At the same time, the Coroner needs to issue a Presumption of Death certificate on a teenage girl who vanished eleven years ago in mysterious circumstances. What happened to her? Where did she go?When another woman disappears, this time a local councillor, Ridpath is under immense pressure to solve the case before another person vanishes. As hints emerge the two cases are connected, Ridpath must push himself to the limit to find out what really happened at Daisy Nook Children’s Home.Not knowing that his own life and that of his daughter, are under threat. He has just one week to discover the truth...The latest in the #1 bestselling DI Ridpath crime thriller series, this is a perfect read for fans of Matt Brolly, Mark Billingham and Peter James.