Kyd For Hire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the rain-soaked underbelly of a city where loyalty is a currency and trust is a luxury no one can afford, Kyd for Hire introduces Thomas Kyd, a sharp-tongued, street-wise private detective whose first case plunges him headlong into a labyrinthine world of deception, danger, and moral ambiguity. Hyde Harris announces this series opener with the confidence of a writer who knows the genre inside out, crafting a narrative that crackles with hard-boiled tension and the kind of atmospheric menace that keeps pages turning well past midnight. Deliberately invoking the legacy of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler — a comparison the author courts rather than shies away from — Harris constructs a procedural thriller that honours the golden age of American noir while staking out its own distinct territory. The prose is taut, the dialogue razor-sharp, and the moral landscape refreshingly unresolved, populated by characters who inhabit the grey zones between innocence and guilt. For readers who savour the intellectual thrill of a perfectly sprung mystery alongside the visceral pleasures of a genuine page-turner, Kyd for Hire is an irresistible introduction to a detective who may well become indispensable.
Author: Hyde Harris
Format: Hardback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the rain-soaked underbelly of a city where loyalty is a currency and trust is a luxury no one can afford, Kyd for Hire introduces Thomas Kyd, a sharp-tongued, street-wise private detective whose first case plunges him headlong into a labyrinthine world of deception, danger, and moral ambiguity. Hyde Harris announces this series opener with the confidence of a writer who knows the genre inside out, crafting a narrative that crackles with hard-boiled tension and the kind of atmospheric menace that keeps pages turning well past midnight. Deliberately invoking the legacy of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler — a comparison the author courts rather than shies away from — Harris constructs a procedural thriller that honours the golden age of American noir while staking out its own distinct territory. The prose is taut, the dialogue razor-sharp, and the moral landscape refreshingly unresolved, populated by characters who inhabit the grey zones between innocence and guilt. For readers who savour the intellectual thrill of a perfectly sprung mystery alongside the visceral pleasures of a genuine page-turner, Kyd for Hire is an irresistible introduction to a detective who may well become indispensable.