The Burning Time
by Peter Hanington
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Pub Date 6 Jul 2023 | Archive Date 7 Jul 2023
John Murray Press | Baskerville
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Description
'Smart and topical' Financial Times (An FT Best New Thriller 2023)
'A compelling, fast-paced thriller' Sun
Australian inventor and geoengineer Clive Winner is the genius who brought the Great Barrier Reef back from the brink, yet his ambition goes well beyond that. He wants to save the planet.
For the all-powerful fossil-fuel industry, Winner is their 'get out of jail free card'. If he can engineer a solution to climate change, business can continue as usual.
When old-school journalist William Carver is tipped off by a trusted Whitehall source that climate scientists have begun to go missing in suspicious circumstances, his gut instinct tells him to follow the story. It rapidly becomes clear that scientists, green campaigners and well-intentioned politicians are in the firing line; William Carver and his colleagues must move fast to find out who is behind the disappearances. They know the journalist's job is to speak truth to power - but first you must uncover that truth and this time it's buried deeper than ever.
Racing between Sydney, New York, Seville and London, The Burning Time is an intelligent, timely and fast-paced thriller for the twenty-first century.
'Deftly plotted . . . a propulsive read' Straits Times
'This adrenaline-laced adventure packs a mighty punch' Irish Independent
'A brilliant thriller with a timely and essential reminder of what journalism is supposed to be' James O'Brien, LBC
Advance Praise
*Praise for A Cursed Place*
'A panoramic thriller that shuttles with aplomb between four continents . . . chockful of vivid characters' Sunday Times
'Carver is a marvellous creation, just the sort of tough-as-old-boots hero we need in a world run by algorithms' Shots Mag
'A gripping . . . thriller that spins from Hong Kong protests to Silicon Valley surveillance in a heartbeat' i Magazine
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781529305265 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 432 |
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Featured Reviews
Francis L, Educator
This is the fourth in the William Carver series and an excellent addition to the group.
The story is a real page-turner and its theme of climate change very much of the moment. Fast moving chapters take us around the globe as the story develops. The ways in which corruption extends beyond corporates into governments and naïveté sits alongside plain evil are sketched cleverly. There is a balance of interest in character and plot that keeps the reader interested on a number of levels.
As always in this series, the story gives particular insight into the world of investigative reporting. It also works very well on a more personal level: characters are interesting and relationships credible, so that the back story of Carver, Naz and Naomi, amongst others, is one of the pleasures of the book. Very much looking forward to the next one in this series.
Greville W, Reviewer
The fourth in what is an engrossing series about William Carver, the curmudgeonly, single-minded, anachronistic, antidiluvian and so called dinosaur reporter still working at the BBC who always manages to get the story through dogged persistence and nous.
There is corruption in high places and the theme of climate change means that the story and plot are topical and bang up to date.
The writing is elegant and compelling and you are immediately drawn into the plot.
Carver is a wonderful creation and there is much in here about the BBC and the issues that it faces.
An intelligent and well crafted book that merits wide audience.
Highly recommended.
Lee C, Reviewer
Journalist William Carver returns in The Burning Time which is the 4th book in the series by Peter Hanington.
The subject matter of the main storyline is once again very topical although very definitely multi layered which adds to the overall pacing and enjoyment.
The story moves along at a good pace and Carver remains an excellent main character albeit with some superb supporting ones.
This is a superb series and The Burning Time is a must read.
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