Unapologetic, brutal and stunning – in the very real sense of that word. 'This story shares the editing technique and visual power of the screen version. He's obsessive, instinctive, and intense. He's a murder detective with an extraordinary case clearance rate. Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. Cross has always dealt in darkness and been so adept at conjuring bogeymen from the catacombs of mythology that you start to see them everywhere' Guardian 16.31 24 Used from 4.98 7 New from 12.55 A brilliant stand-alone crime novel and prequel to the acclaimed BBC series by the show's creator and sole writer.
However, if you're not already a DCI Luther convert, it also serves as a good jumping off point into his tortured world' Shortlist, top 20 crime novels of the year 'Cross delivers a brooding piece of back-story for fans of the character inhabited by Idris Elba on screen. 'Gripping, taut fiction by a new master in the genre' Guillermo del Toro It is the story of the case that tore his personal and professional relationships apart and propelled him over the precipice.īeyond fury, beyond vengeance. The Calling takes us into Luther's past and into his mind. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of madness, making him do things he shouldn't things way beyond the limits of the law. Luther seethes with a hidden fury that at times he can barely control.
And yet there are rumours that DCI Luther is bad – not corrupt, not on the take, but tormented. Nobody who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. He commands outstanding loyalty from friends and colleagues. He's dangerous.ĭCI John Luther has an extraordinary clearance rate. He's brilliant he's intense he's instinctive. Meet DCI John Luther in the prequel to the epic series Luther, starring Golden Globe winner Idris Elba.
***Read where it all began before watching Luther: The Fallen Sun, now on Netflix***
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