Description "In his powerful, wrenching debut, Lelic takes a sadly familiar crime and delves into the equally familiar menace at its root: bullying." - People In this riveting debut novel about sexism, bullying, and the horrific effects of random acts of violence, Detective Inspector Lucia May investigates a school shooting in which a teacher has killed three pupils, another teacher, and then himself-a tragedy that could not have been predicted.
This is his first novel..
He was born in Brighton, England in 1976 and lives there now with his wife and two sons.
About the author Simon Lelic has worked as a journalist and currently runs his own business.
Brilliantly interweaving the witnesses\' accounts with Lucia\'s own perspective, A Thousand Cuts is a narrative tour de force from a formidable new voice in fiction.
Yet as Lucia begins to piece together the testimonies of the various witnesses, an uglier and more complex picture emerges, calling into question the innocence of others.
It should be an openand- shut case.
Description "In his powerful, wrenching debut, Lelic takes a sadly familiar crime and delves into the equally familiar menace at its root: bullying." - People In this riveting debut novel about sexism, bullying, and the horrific effects of random acts of violence, Detective Inspector Lucia May investigates a school shooting in which a teacher has killed three pupils, another teacher, and then himself-a tragedy that could not have been predicted
