José Luís Peixoto Book order

Discover a new hero: Clyde Barr is back in this pulse-pounding, action-packed thriller.

'Very, very good. It's all here. Reacher is keeping an eye on this guy' LEE CHILD 'Clyde Barr - remember the name, because he could just become as famous as Lee Child's anti-hero Jack Reacher. Utterly compelling from the first page...for my money, it will become a worldwide sensation' DAILY MAIL 'Erik Storey's writing is exceptional. This is a splendid debut, harsh and gripping throughout' THE TIMES '...the best debut thriller of the year - and don't be surprised if before long Erik Storey ranks among the giants of the genre' THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Set in Lisbon's Benfica, this story explores a family's dynamics, focusing on the hopes and fears of fathers as they pass their legacy to their sons.

Against a backdrop of rural Portuguese poverty, a handful of magical characters are living out their destiny- Jose, a shepherd, who is visited by a devil whispering violent words in his ear; Moises and Elias, Siamese twins joined at the tip of their little fingers; Gabriel, a wise man, who is over one hundred years old; and an unnamed character who sits writing alone in a windowless room. The characters are universal, and they are all at the mercy of fate - their lives are pulled in different directions and sometimes even suffocated and snuffed out ...