{"product_id":"the-tailor-a-ds-george-cross-mystery-ds-george-cross-mysteries-8","title":"The Tailor: A DS George Cross Mystery (DS George Cross Mysteries #8)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally bestselling author and acclaimed screenwriter, whose credits include \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Dust, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Jack and Sarah, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLetters to Juliet.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also a television director whose credits include \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCold Feet.\u003c\/i\u003e His DS George Cross series was a breakout success in the UK and has sold over 850,000 copies worldwide. He lives in North London with his wife, Rachel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Tailor: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"DS George Cross' most intriguing case yet . . . A sharp whodunit with an engaging cast and abundant humor.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling and cerebral . . . In this edgy and smart whodunit, Sullivan continues to bring nuance to his stalwart protagonist. Cross possesses the brilliance of a Columbo with the tact of a Temperance Brennan; a transfixing character.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tim Sullivan and the DS George Cross mysteries: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping, atmospheric police procedural.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century . . . a delight.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Old-fashioned in a good way... satisfying.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time. His complexity, orneriness and dogged persistence makes for such a complete and admirable hero... \u003ci\u003eThe Patient\u003c\/i\u003e is a cracking mystery, full of twists and surprises to the end\"\u003ci\u003e―\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The fact that Cross has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder makes him just as intriguing as the murder mystery.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWoman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A popular, must-read series.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A clever mystery full of tension but also humour and compassion. George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"These are must-read detective novels. George Cross is a great creation.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[This] is becoming a classic series.\"--\u003cb\u003eImran Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"DS George Cross shot to the top of my favourites when I first encountered him.\"--\u003cb\u003eMari Hannah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Every generation has its iconic detective\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eHolmes, Poirot, Morse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeasure twice. Cut once.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetective Sergeant George Cross is nothing if not precise. When a man is found dead in the first-class toilet of a train--his throat cut, a plastic bag over his head--the grisly scene shocks his fellow officers. Cross registers every detail, but it's not the blood that interests him. It's the victim's exquisite suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dead man is a tailor by the name of Billy Titcomb, trusted by clients around the world for his meticulousness and discretion. Who would want a tailor dead? With his new partner, DC Alice Mackenzie, Cross starts pulling at the threads. There's a widow grieving in peculiar ways. A dead scientist whose suicide doesn't add up. And two South Korean tourists with embassy connections who keep showing up in places they shouldn't. The deeper Cross digs, the less this looks like a simple murder, and the more it looks like a professional operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDS Cross has the highest conviction rate in the force. But in the world of spies and state secrets, the rules are different--and for the first time, the people trying to stop him may be on his own side. 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