Another Sun
  • Published: 15 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9781616953638
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $19.99

Another Sun

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The long-awaited return of Timothy Williams, CWA award-winning grand master of crime fiction, whom The Observer named one of the “10 Best Modern European Crime Writers” 
 
The sun-drenched Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is technically part of France, subject to French law and loyal to the French Republic. But in 1980, the scars of colonialism are still fresh, and ethnic tensions and political unrest seethe just below the surface of everyday life.
 
French-Algerian judge Anne Marie Laveaud relocated to this beautiful Caribbean island confident that she could make it her new home. But her day-to-day life is rife with frustration. Now she is assigned a murder case in which she is sure the chief suspect, an elderly ex-con named Hégésippe Bray, is a political scapegoat. Her superiors are dismissive of her efforts to prove Bray innocent, and to add insult to injury, Bray himself won’t even speak to her because she’s a woman. But she won’t give up, and Anne Marie’s investigations lead her into a complex tangle of injustice, domestic terrorists, broken hearts, and maybe even voodoo.
  • Published: 15 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9781616953638
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for Another Sun

"Timothy Williams goes deep into the true Guadeloupe as only someone intimately familiar with the place can truly go. Anne Marie Laveaud is a woman of sharp smarts and tenacity, and the storyline offers fresh surprises throughout."--Sarah Weinman

"Evokes an atmospheric Guadeloupe layered by witchcraft, vestiges of French colonialism, and domestic terrorist movements, yet grounded by the heart. An intriguing novel with a unique main character."--Cara Black

"Readers who enjoy their crime fiction set in exotic locations will welcome Anne Marie with open arms."--Library Journal

"Williams delivers a saga of dying French colonialism in 1980 Guadeloupe--a story as convoluted as the racial strains afflicting he island's diverse, contentious population.... Laveaud, despite a strong sense of justice, is buffeted endlessly by the strong winds of change that engulf one mere murder.... [A] tapestry of colonial misrule."--Publishers Weekly

"A complex, atmospheric novel, made all the more fascinating by Williams' painstaking attention to sensory, sociopolitical, and historical detail, and by the author's obvious passion for the written word."--Mystery Scene Magazine

"A distinct, involving, and entertaining addition to the top rank of crime fiction."--International Noir Fiction

"A tale of envy and greed and sex envenomed by the inevitable racism of colonial politics."--The Advocate

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