Show_me_the_Sky
2010 Nominated

Show me the Sky

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Time is running out for James Dent. On the trail of missing singer Billy K, his team has exhausted every lead. The investigation has cost Dent his marriage, his home and possibly his job. All he has left is his instinct, and a copy of ‘Show Me the Sky’ – the book Billy was reading when he vanished. With only the clothes on his back, Dent himself disappears. He believes he can solve this case alone. He can have little idea where this journey will take him. From the love letter of a motorcyclist stranded in central Australia, to the back streets and brothels of Mombasa, Dent begins to wonder if he is trailing a man, a ghost or himself. Mystery, adventure, historical voyage, and journey of discovery – Show Me the Sky is an unforgettable ride

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Nicholas
Hogg

Nicholas Hogg is an English novelist, short story writer and poet from Leicester, His first novel, Show Me the Sky, was published in 2008 and was followed by The Hummingbird and the Bear in 2011 and Tokyo in 2015. Hogg also writes poetry and short stories that have been published in various anthologies and journals.

Nicholas Hogg is an English novelist, short story writer and poet from Leicester, His first novel, Show Me the Sky, was published in 2008 and was followed by The Hummingbird and the Bear in 2011 and Tokyo in 2015. Hogg also writes poetry and short stories that have been published in various anthologies and journals.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Disparate stories part detective part histories are woven together in a most plausible and compelling way. Most enjoyable.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books

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