Book reviewers are always on
the lookout for something new, something fresh and something unusual; so it was
a delight to meet up with fellow literary commentators in London to listen to
British-Australian writer LA Larkin talk
about her British debut thriller Devour.
Top : L-R Karim & Forshaw, Karim & Phil Patterson
Bottom : Jon Coates & LA Larkin
Devour was picked up by
Constable an imprint of Little, Brown and speaking to her publishers, I
remarked how interesting it is to see a Techno-Thriller make their 2017
offerings.
So what’s Devour about?
Welcome to the high octane world of Olivia Wolfe.
As an investigative
journalist, Wolfe lives her life in constant peril. Hunted by numerous enemies
who are seldom what the first seem, she must unravel a complex web of lies to
uncover an even more terrifying truth.
From the poppy palaces of
Afghanistan and Antarctica's forbidding wind-swept ice sheets, to a top-secret
military base in the Nevada desert, Wolfe's journey will ultimately lead her to
a man who would obliterate civilisation. She must make an impossible choice:
save a life - or prevent the death of millions.
And
who is LA Larkin?
Louisa
Larkin, has been likened to Michael
Crichton and Matthew Reilly. The Genesis Flaw was nominated for four crime fiction
awards and Thirst described as, 'The best Antarctic thriller
since Ice Station Zebra'. An adventurer at heart, Larkin has spent time
in the Antarctic, with scientists at the British Antarctic Survey and the
Australian Antarctic Division.
L. A. Larkin lives in Sydney and London, and teaches mystery and
thriller writing.
So a cadre of London critics including Jon Coates of The Express, Jake
Kerridge of The Telegraph, and The Man of Noir, Barry
Forshaw and many others found ourselves breaking bread with Louisa Larkin
at The Reindeer Room, where we were introduced to Devour –
Then after our meal, we ventured into The Ice Bar, which was an extraordinary
experience as this video indicates –
And here are some photographs of the event, for
after the 45 minutes in the artic temperatures; we had to have strong hot
coffee, fortified with gin to recover.
Shots have copies on discount and available
for pre-order here
as Devour looks like a very interesting
thriller to kick start 2017.
Shots
eZine would like to thank Constable, Little Brown, Sophie Ransom and her
colleagues for organising a rather interesting lunch, and cocktails in London’s
Ice Bar – a rather suitable venue to launch Devour, with its permafrost
narrative and delightful author.
1 comment:
Hi Ali, Thanks for being such fabulous company and for braving the 'fridge' at Ice Bar. Best wishes, Louisa
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