The Order of Death

By Hugh Fleetwood

Book Overview

Lieutenant Fred O'Connor of the NYPD Narcotics Bureau has a secret: an apartment on Central Park West, jointly purchased with ill-gotten gains by Fred and a corrupt fellow officer. The place is a refuge for Fred from a society he finds repellently ill-ordered. But his own equilibrium is disturbed, first by a series of brutal murders of his colleagues, then by the appearance at the apartment's door of wan Leo Smith, who claims to be the cop-killer...

'Fleetwood is a compulsive pattern-maker, and a master of the ambiguous thread which finally pulls all together. It is a rich, gruesome, irresistibly readable book.' Times

'Fleetwood can write like a dream... and really get into your head. He reaches down and stirs with venomous delight the nameless, faceless things swimming far below the level of consciousness.' Scotsman

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571304850
• ISBN13: 9780571304851
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.4" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

excellent psycho-thriller

I was quite impressed with this novel; Hugh Fleetwood writes a compelling tale here with really nicely sketched undertones of kink and wickedness. Anyone interested in tightly written psychological thrillers should enjoy The Order of Death. Highly Recommended.

Chilling........

I first got turned on to this book after watching the movie "Corrupt" (aka The Order of Death) with Harvey Keitel and Johnny Rotten (yes, him. He was EXCELLENT!). The book is pretty much just like the movie. However, the writing is dense and may turn off some people who want a casual read. If you go through with it, though, you won't be disappointed. Chilling and creepy. Just like the other reviewer said, this is a "minimalist" thriller. Not a lot of slam-bang action but has so much power using so little. Am I making sense? I don't know. Just get this book.

Fabulous "minimalist" thriller

This is a stunning thriller, quite short, set mostly in a bare apartment. A psychological battle is going on ...