Derek Raymond
Never before available in the U.S., the final episode in the Factory Series is another unrelenting investigation with the nameless detective into the black soul of Thatcherâ€™s England.,The fifth and final book in the authorâ€™s acclaimed Factory Series was published just after Derek Raymondâ€™s death, and so didnâ€™t get the kind of adulatory attention the previous four titles in the series got. The book has been unavailable for so long that many of Derek Raymondâ€™s rabid fans arenâ€™t even aware there is a fifth book.,But Dead Man Upright may be the most psychologically probing book in the series. Unlike the others, itâ€™s not so much an investigation into the identity of a killer, but a chase to catch him before he kills again. Meanwhile, the seriesâ€™ heroâ€”the nameless Sargent from the â€œUnexplained Deathsâ€ departmentâ€”is facing more obstacles in the department, due to severe budget cutbacks, than heâ€™s ever faced before.,However, this time, the Sargent knows the identity of the next victim of the serial killer in question. But even the Sargentâ€™s brutally blunt way of speaking canâ€™t convince the besotted victim, and heâ€™s got to convince a colleague to go against orders and join him in the attempt to catch the killer... before itâ€™s too late.,From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Dead Man Upright