A dark and powerful crime story from a compelling new author

Apostle Rising by Richard Godwin

Apostle Rising by Richard Godwin

Detective Chief Inspector Frank Castle never caught the Woodlands Killer and it almost destroyed him.  Now year later, mauled by the press, and traumatised by nightmares, he is faced with a copycat killer with detailed knowledge of the original case.

He and his partner DI Jacki Stone enter a deadly labyrinth, and at its center is the man Castle believes was responsible for the first killings.  He is running a sinister cult and playing dark mind games with the police.  The investigation has a shattering effect on the lives of Castle and Stone.  The killer is crucifying politicians, and he keeps raising the stakes and slipping through their hands.  Dark coded ritualistic killings are being carried out on high profile figures and the body count is rising.  Castle employs a brilliant psychologist to help solve the case, and he begins to dig into the killer’s psyche.  But some psychopaths are cleverer than others.

CNN Interview fro Apostle Rising available here.

Advance praise for Apostle Rising:

“It does an amazing job of sucking in the reader right away and never letting up…. For a debut crime novel, it makes a great introduction to Godwin’s style and talent for prose. Be on the lookout for hopefully many more.” – BOOKGASM MAGAZINE.

“Apostle Rising recalls the films of Dario Argento…. An arresting and cleverly plotted police procedural married to gothic horror and the aesthetics of the slasher genre Apostle Rising is an unusual and memorable crime story.” – CRIMETIME MAGAZINE.

“A novel that is a must for fans of Val McDermid’s  Tony Hill and Ian Rankin’s Rebus..” – NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE

“Richard Godwin’s ‘Apostle Rising’ is a police procedural and psychological thriller of the first order. If you love Ken Bruen and John Connolly, Godwin’s the man you’ll be following next.” – SCOTT PHILLIPS, author of The Ice Harvest

“A brilliant new cop duo with a plot to die for and a killer that will terrify you.” – SHEILA QUIGLEY, author of Thorn In My Side.

“Engrossing, exquisite, and extra-scary.. Apostle Rising is not just another detective novel. It is also not for the faint of heart. It is a noir tour-de-force that will leave you breathless and teary-eyed.” — VINCENT ZANDRI, author of As Catch Can

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APOSTLE RISING
Richard Godwin
MARCH 2011
ISBN: 978-0-9567113-0-4
Black Jackal Books
143 Kingston Road
London SW19 1LJ
Distributed by: Book Masters/Atlas Books

About the Author:

Richard Godwin is a crime and horror writer as well as a produced playwright.  He was born in London and obtained a BA and MA in English and American Literature from King’s College London.  He has travelled extensively and lectured, and worked in property.  Many of his stories have appeared in magazines.  His works in print include ‘Chemical’, published in the Anthology Back in 5 Minutes (Little Episodes Publishing 2010), and ‘Doll’, published in Howl: Tales of the Feral And Infernal (Lame Goat Press 2010).

His Chin Wags At the Slaughterhouse are interviews he has conducted with writers and can be found at his blog on his website http://richardgodwin.net/ where you can also find a full list of his works and a video ad for his new book.  He divides his time between London and the US.  Apostle Rising is his first crime novel.