Paul Cleave, "A Killer Harvest"

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Paul Cleave, "A Killer Harvest"

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From the Edgar-nominated author of Trust No One and Joe Victim “who uses words like lethal weapons” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times), a thriller about a blind teenager who receives a corneal donation and begins to see and feel memories from their previous owner—a homicide detective who was also his father.

Joshua is convinced there is a curse on his family.

It’s taken loved ones from him, it’s robbed him of his eyesight, and it’s the reason why his father was killed while investigating the homicide of a young woman.

Joshua is handed an opportunity he can’t refuse: an operation that will allow him to see the world through his father’s eyes. As Joshua navigates a realm of sight, he gets glimpses of what these eyes might have witnessed in their previous life. What, exactly, was his dad up to in his role as a police officer? And what, exactly, were the circumstances surrounding his death?

There are consequences to the life his father was living, including the wrath of a man hell-bent on killing, a man who is drawing closer and closer to Joshua. Soon, Joshua discovers a world even darker than the one he has emerged from—a world in which the gift of sight comes with dire, dangerous consequences that threaten everything that Joshua holds dear.

A riveting thriller filled with hidden secrets and unspeakable horrors that will keep you guessing until the very last page, A Killer Harvest is a “powerful, thought-provoking novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Reviews
Praise for A Killer Harvest:
"Starting with a macabre setup, Cleave keeps upping the stakes till any scrap of plausibility is left far behind and only an increasingly effective series of hair-raising thrills remains." (Kirkus Reviews)

“Edgar-finalist Cleave makes an implausible, but very creepy, premise work in this powerful, thought-provoking novel…impressive crime thriller." (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Cleave, a master of dark and compelling thrillers, puts a moral spin on this twisting, chilling tale with its disturbing finale.” (Booklist)

Praise for TRUST NO ONE:
“A gripping thriller. TRUST NO ONE draws us into a world where truth blends with delusion. This story of a writer losing his memory and bearings pulls us into a maze where fiction blurs into murder. I couldn’t put it down.” (Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award winning author of Phantom Instinct)

"With an unexpected ending, this thriller is one to remember." (NY Journal of Books)

“This powerhouse novel plays with the subtexts at the core of the mystery genre.” (Booklist)

“On almost every page, this outstanding psychological thriller forces the reader to reconsider what is real.” (Publisher’s Weekly (starred review))

“A vivid, jangled exploration of mental illness, dark imagination, and the nowhere territory in between…. Cleave spins one nightmare scenario after another out of Jerry's homely malady, leaping with such fiendish élan between past and present tense and first-person, second-person, and third-person narration that you may wonder if you've killed someone yourself.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“This one will keep you guessing until the end.” (The Strand Magazine)

"A crime writer with dementia, who can’t tell the facts from his fiction – this very clever novel did my head in time and again. Don’t skip any pages."
(Michael Robotham, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author)

About the Author
Paul Cleave is the internationally bestselling author of ten award-winning crime thrillers, including Joe Victim, which was a finalist for the 2014 Edgar and Barry Awards, Trust No One and Five Minutes Alone, which won consecutive Ngaio Marsh Awards in 2015 and 2016. He lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. Visit his website at PaulCleave.com.