This bundle contains everything I wrote before The Gold Coast Quartet (i.e. The Strip and The Dream), all at a steep discount. --- 3 x FULL-LENGTH CRIME NOIR NOVELS 1 x SHORT STORY COLLECTION Over 1,500 pages Published by Echo Books, Bonnier Publishing and Broken River Press. Try them out now: Download a sample of Four Days here. Download a sample of The Student here. --- FOUR DAYS NEW EDITION contains bonus material: four collected short stories + a new story written entirely for this edition.Four days to locate the killer.Four days to take revenge.Four days to find redemption.Jim Harris is a hard-drinking Australian detective on his way to a nervous breakdown. Every day, he works alongside corrupt police 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: solve the case or die trying."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a brilliant book" - READER REVIEW"Iain Ryan is a star and FOUR DAYS is a brutal debut novel that you won't be able to pry yourself away from" -Benoît Lelièvre, DEAD END FOLLIES --- THE STUDENT Can you trust anyone in seedy streets of small town Queensland? NEW EDITION contains bonus material: a new afterword, an extended interview with Iain Ryan about the writing of the novel, 3 deleted scenes, and a previously unpublished TV script adapted from the book.In the heart of small-town Australia, a killer lurks in the shadows. When local girl Maya Kibby is found murdered, the once-quiet college town of Gatton, Queensland, is plunged into chaos and fear. Student Nate Byrne finds himself caught in the middle of the murder investigation. It seems his class mates harbour dark secrets, and even darker connections to a local biker gang.With its breakneck pacing, gritty atmosphere, and stunning prose, The Student is a standout neo-noir thriller that will keep you guessing until the final, heart-stopping revelation. As Nate confronts the evil hiding behind familiar faces, author Iain Ryan masterfully peels back the layers of a seemingly idyllic town to expose the dark underbelly beneath."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book of the year!" - READER REVIEW ‘The Student takes the campus novel and mines within it a dark seam of violence, deception and suspense in prose that burns with a fierce propulsion’ -David Whish-Wilson --- THE SPIRAL Erma Bridges' life is far from perfect, but entirely ordinary. After years of dedication to academic research, her career is falling apart, all because of a mysterious workplace complaint. So, when she is shot twice by Jenny – a vindictive colleague who has seemingly disappeared – her quiet existence is shattered in an instant. With her would-be murderer dead, no one can give Erma the answers she needs to move on from her trauma. Why her? Why now? Panicked, overworked and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Erma begins her quest for the truth – and a dangerous, thrilling journey into the heart of darkness. As a web of brutality unfurls around her, Erma uncovers a dark series of crimes on campus and discovers a side of herself unimaginable within the polite world of academia. ‘Ambitious and well-executed.’ — THE GUARDIAN ‘After more than 50 years of reading, about one book a decade really surprises me, and The Spiral looks like being it for the 20s for me.’ — NICK EARLS ‘Gripping, inventive and utterly unpredictable.' – ALEX PAVESI --- WHAT LIVING & DYING IS LIKE An ex-con circles back to L.A. and knows it is a mistake. Elsewhere, in Vegas, a restless kid buys a mysterious, stolen guitar. Two characters, worlds apart, but drawn together by the same buried history. Spread across two connected stories, Iain Ryan’s What Living And Dying Is Like is about regret and hard-won recovery. --- 100% Guaranteed: If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your purchase of THE STUDENT, simply let us know within 30 days of your purchase, and we will refund your entire purchase price with no questions asked. Our goal is for you to be completely satisfied with your purchase, and we stand behind our product with confidence.
