Chris Petit

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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1997
  • Latest Book:
    May 2022
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Book List in Order: 10 titles

  • The Psalm Killer

    In the explosive city of Belfast, where senseless, violent death is a daily affair, Detective Chief Inspector Cross discovers the grisly handiwork of a serial killer. A man obsessed by homicide, Cross--both British and Catholic--finds working among h...

  • Back from the Dead

    The death of a rock star's nanny in France 20 years ago is an all-but- forgotten story, unknown to the disillusioned city cop hired to provide security for the aging but still popular musician. But when McMahon (the star) starts getting threaten...

  • The Hard Shoulder

    O'Grady comes home from jail to an Irish area of London weathering the harsh new climate of Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain. Though this is a place he recognizes, he now feels lost in it. His estranged wife has moved on, and the daughter he barely knows is...

  • The Human Pool

    Willi Schmidt's actions in World War II were an enigma. He worked for U Intelligence out of Switzerland, cut black-market deals on the side, and rescued scores of Jews from death. Either way, Schmidt drifted in the murky waters between saint and sinn...

  • Robinson

    Robinson is a persuader. He uses his voice to win and manipulate, and the narrator of this novel even now knows that if he were exposed to that voice again he would fall for Robinson's charm. It led him into the night-world of Soho, of seedy pubs, se...

  • The Butchers of Berlin

    For fans of Robert Harris, David Peace and Joseph Kanon - a taut, gripping and darkly menacing novel set in wartime Berlin. 'Powerful evocation of a city living in terror' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Ambitious, darkly atmospheric' The Times Berlin 1943....

  • Pale Horse Riding

    'No denying the book's power' Nick Rennison, Sunday Times `The real skill of this rigorous, disturbing novel lies in the way Petit steadily and unsensationally allows his protagonists to discover the full horror of the hellhole they are in' Guardian ...

  • Mister Wolf

    *** The new novel from the author of the highly acclaimed The Butchers of Berlin, soon to be a TV series *** Berlin, July 1944, a world of illicit jazz clubs, sexually generous young women, suspect art dealers, last-ditch zealots and a city defined...

  • The Passenger



  • Ghost Country

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Chris Petit has published 10 books.

Chris Petit does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ghost Country, was published in May 2022.

The first book by Chris Petit, The Psalm Killer, was published in April 1997.

No. Chris Petit does not write books in series.
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