The God Child

The God Child

First edition
Author Paul Sayer
Cover artist William Webb
Michael Wildsmith
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher Bloomsbury
Publication date
1996
Media type Print
Pages 217
ISBN 0-7475-2801-2

The God Child is a crime novel by English author Paul Sayer published in 1996.

Plot introduction

Bankrupt Harold Broome, separated from his wife and taunted by a letter from her new lover who returns to the fictional Yorkshire coastal town of Oughton (based on Filey[1]) where his mother runs a hotel. But the tranquility is shattered when his niece Maisie appears with a stranger. A few hours later Maisie rings Harold to say that the man is dead. Harold hesitates to ring the police and decides to dispose of the corpse to protect Maisie...

Inspiration

In an interview Sayer explains that the story is based on a real life murder of a hotelier by his wife and the barman who was also her lover, and also took as inspiration Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Sayer explains that rather than concentrate on the detective investigating the crime he instead concentrated on the close, intense family relationships surrounding Harold and Maisie.[1]

Reception

It received mixed reviews:

References

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