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Yorkshire born author Ray Clark’s new crime novel, Impaled, has now been released by his UK publisher, The Book Folks.
In 1995, Ray successfully placed a 3’000-word essay on the author Graham Masterton, with The British Fantasy Society for one of their in-house magazines, Dark Horizons, which saw the start of a long and varied writing career. A book length adaptation, Manitou Man followed in 1998, which was nominated for the World and British Fantasy Awards.
Ray’s previous books in the Northern Crimes series, Impurity, Imperfection, Implant, Impression, Imposition, Imposture, Impassive, Impious, Implication and Impunity have all been published by London based publisher, The Book Folks, as E-Books, hardbacks and paperbacks, with audio books published through WF Howes. Further publications include the author’s stand-alone novella, Ryder on The Storm, in 2019; a collection of short stories including three from the Northern Crimes series.
Impaled opens when detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly are called out to the suburb of Beeston, near Leeds, where they attend a very grisly crime scene of a man who has been tied naked to a chair and tortured to death. Nothing in the house appears to have been taken, and the crime does not appear to be drugs related. Before long they find themselves attending a second crime scene in Armley, using the same MO. The only clues the detectives have, are a different set of numbers on the chests of each man. With very little to go on, the pair find themselves drawn into possibly their darkest and most disturbing case.
Yorkshire born author Ray Clark’s new crime novel, Impaled, has now been released by his UK publisher, The Book Folks.
In 1995, Ray successfully placed a 3’000-word essay on the author Graham Masterton, with The British Fantasy Society for one of their in-house magazines, Dark Horizons, which saw the start of a long and varied writing career. A book length adaptation, Manitou Man followed in 1998, which was nominated for the World and British Fantasy Awards.
Ray’s previous books in the Northern Crimes series, Impurity, Imperfection, Implant, Impression, Imposition, Imposture, Impassive, Impious, Implication and Impunity have all been published by London based publisher, The Book Folks, as E-Books, hardbacks and paperbacks, with audio books published through WF Howes. Further publications include the author’s stand-alone novella, Ryder on The Storm, in 2019; a collection of short stories including three from the Northern Crimes series.
Impaled opens when detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly are called out to the suburb of Beeston, near Leeds, where they attend a very grisly crime scene of a man who has been tied naked to a chair and tortured to death. Nothing in the house appears to have been taken, and the crime does not appear to be drugs related. Before long they find themselves attending a second crime scene in Armley, using the same MO. The only clues the detectives have, are a different set of numbers on the chests of each man. With very little to go on, the pair find themselves drawn into possibly their darkest and most disturbing case.
Impaled is the eleventh standalone book in a bestselling series of murder mysteries, featuring DI Stewart Gardener and DS Sean Reilly. Each book has only a one-word title, beginning with the letters IMP, and all set within Leeds or the surrounding areas.
Three of Ray’s stories have previously been nominated for awards, including Purple Rain, by The Writer’s Digest for best short story of 2007 and Promises To Keep, short-listed and given an honourable commendation by The Tom Howard Foundation in the U.S. in 2009. In 2019, Ray reached the semi-final of the Screencraft Cinematic Short Story Award in the U.S. His story, Lost And Found, paid tribute to the creator of The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling.
Impaled is available in the Kindle E-Book (99p) paperback (£7.99) and hardback (£12.99) formats from Amazon, and can be ordered from traditional and independent bookshops; also from The Book Folks website, and links from the Author’s own website.
Four more bestselling crime mysteries in one super-value box set.
Reappearing out of the rain and fog of Yorkshire, Detective Inspector Stewart Gardener returns to tackle new cases, dealing with crime often as macabre as it is serious. With a chip on his shoulder, and a nose for a killer, he’s the police’s best bet. But these are some of the most baffling mysteries he has yet faced.
IMPOSITION (Book 5) | A woman’s murder links to past crimes, revealing a hidden killer. The police must catch him before a vigilante does.
IMPOSTURE (Book 6) | A hit-and-run is deliberate. DI Gardener races to solve it as a vigilante targets suspects first.
IMPASSIVE (Book 7) | A publisher’s death in a Yorkshire abbey leads DI Gardener to a hypnotist.
IMPIOUS (Book 8) | Gardener and Reilly face a disturbing case: a body made from different victims and a killer’s cryptic message and chess piece challenge.
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“The inspiration for Impaled, was basically down to the number of articles I have come across in recent times, connected to theft, and disputes between family members, and the lengths some will go to for justice, or to get what they believe is theirs, and in some cases, their just desserts.”
Competetion WInner
Congratulations to Kerry Bottomley, the winner of our recent competition.
Kerry was randomly generated by our computer, with the correct answer to the set question, which was C. Ray has now signed and posted a copy of Impaled to Kerry.
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Most of the Northern Crimes series are set in Leeds, with the exception of a small number, which take place in the fictional towns of Bramfield and Bursley Bridge. Which two real life towns are Bramfield and Bursley Bridge based on? Is it..
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