'The pace is cracking, the tone perfectly judged... An entertaining heist yarn with an engaging hero.' R.N. Morris, author of A Gentle Axe
Barcelona, 2014.
Tommy Chisholm is a struggling Scottish writer teaching English to pay the bills in the vibrant Catalan capital.
When a lawyer, Hannah Layton, offers him thirty thousand euros to carry out a task, it seems like the answer to his financial prayers.
All Tommy has to do is seduce a local artist, Beatriz, and retrieve the security codes to a gallery.
But Tommy doesn't count on falling for Beatriz, a talented but vulnerable woman still recovering from her last heartbreak.
As he becomes deeper entangled in Hannah's web, Tommy discovers the job involves stealing priceless Surrealist paintings for Russian gangsters.
As the heist unravels, Tommy must make some choices. Life and death choices.
The first of the thrilling Barcelona trilogy, Catfish Alley is a gripping tale of crime, romance and redemption.
T. M. Stretton is the author of ten novels across the crime, steampunk and fantasy genres. The sequels to Catfish Alley, Casanova Street and Diamond Boulevard, are also available through Sharpe Books. He lives in the New Forest with his partner.
Praise for the Barcelona Trilogy:
'I revelled in this book,' Alis Hawkins'Effortlessly realistic... a fantastic opener to a new series,' Anna Legat
'Think high watermark Robert B Parker,' Mark P. Lynch
Genre: Mystery
Barcelona, 2014.
Tommy Chisholm is a struggling Scottish writer teaching English to pay the bills in the vibrant Catalan capital.
When a lawyer, Hannah Layton, offers him thirty thousand euros to carry out a task, it seems like the answer to his financial prayers.
All Tommy has to do is seduce a local artist, Beatriz, and retrieve the security codes to a gallery.
But Tommy doesn't count on falling for Beatriz, a talented but vulnerable woman still recovering from her last heartbreak.
As he becomes deeper entangled in Hannah's web, Tommy discovers the job involves stealing priceless Surrealist paintings for Russian gangsters.
As the heist unravels, Tommy must make some choices. Life and death choices.
The first of the thrilling Barcelona trilogy, Catfish Alley is a gripping tale of crime, romance and redemption.
T. M. Stretton is the author of ten novels across the crime, steampunk and fantasy genres. The sequels to Catfish Alley, Casanova Street and Diamond Boulevard, are also available through Sharpe Books. He lives in the New Forest with his partner.
Praise for the Barcelona Trilogy:
'I revelled in this book,' Alis Hawkins'Effortlessly realistic... a fantastic opener to a new series,' Anna Legat
'Think high watermark Robert B Parker,' Mark P. Lynch
Genre: Mystery
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