Burial: Soon to be a major ITV crime-drama called THE SISTER

Burial is a novel by Neil Cross that was inspired by the major ITV drama THE SISTER. It is a creepy, unsettling, and subtle tale of a man desperate to escape his past and the secrets he has now. The book has received praise for its tense, humorous prose, well-observed and paced portrayal, and its sensitive and atmospheric portrayal of a man at the end of his tether. Cross is the lead scriptwriter for the successful Spooks.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Stunning  Peter James Creepy,unsettling,and subtle   Guardian For fans of Hitchcock   Independent Nathan is desperate to escape his past. If only his past was willing to let go . . .  He has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: the party that led to the sudden,shocking death of a young woman. Only he and Bob,an untrustworthy old acquaintance,know what really happened and they have resolved to keep it that way. But one rainy night,years later, Bob appears at Nathan s door with terrifying news,and old wounds are suddenly reopened,threatening to tear Nathan s whole world apart. Because Nathan has his own secrets now.   And Bob doesn t realise just how far Nathan will go to protect them . . . Don t miss the book behind the major ITV drama THE SISTER f rom Neil Cross,the highly acclaimed writer of LUTHER and HARD SUN . PRAISE FOR  BURIAL His most terrifying . . . scariest and most satisfying yet   Time Out   A terrifically scary and all too believable tale. It s brilliantly written in taut,humorous prose,while being exceptionally well observed and paced. Quite brilliant   Daily Mirror   Burial  is not only a page-turner,but also a sensitive and atmospheric portrayal of a man at the end of his tether . . . Creepy,unsettling,and subtle   Guardian   This compulsive page-turner is a thrilling read and you can see why Neil Cross is the lead scriptwriter for the incredibly successful  Spooks   The Sun   An intelligent,tightly written page-turner  Daily Mail   A skillfully-told and macabre story for fans of Hitchcock . . . Cross marries literary values to the page-turning crime narrative   Independent

Stunning  Peter James Creepy,unsettling,and subtle   Guardian For fans of Hitchcock   Independent Nathan is desperate to escape his past. If only his past was willing to let go . . .  He has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: the party that led to the sudden,shocking death of a young woman. Only he and Bob,an untrustworthy old acquaintance,know what really happened and they have resolved to keep it that way. But one rainy night,years later, Bob appears at Nathan s door with terrifying news,and old wounds are suddenly reopened,threatening to tear Nathan s whole world apart. Because Nathan has his own secrets now.   And Bob doesn t realise just how far Nathan will go to protect them . . . Don t miss the book behind the major ITV drama THE SISTER f rom Neil Cross,the highly acclaimed writer of LUTHER and HARD SUN . PRAISE FOR  BURIAL His most terrifying . . . scariest and most satisfying yet   Time Out   A terrifically scary and all too believable tale. It s brilliantly written in taut,humorous prose,while being exceptionally well observed and paced. Quite brilliant   Daily Mirror   Burial  is not only a page-turner,but also a sensitive and atmospheric portrayal of a man at the end of his tether . . . Creepy,unsettling,and subtle   Guardian   This compulsive page-turner is a thrilling read and you can see why Neil Cross is the lead scriptwriter for the incredibly successful  Spooks   The Sun   An intelligent,tightly written page-turner  Daily Mail   A skillfully-told and macabre story for fans of Hitchcock . . . Cross marries literary values to the page-turning crime narrative   Independent

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471198519
Edition number: Reissue