Black Rain Falling, Jacob Ross
Black Rain Falling, Jacob Ross
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Black Rain Falling
'A truly amazing writer, an outstanding novel' Bernardine Evaristo

Author: Jacob Ross

Narrator: Ben Onwukwe

Unabridged: 12 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/05/2020

Synopsis

'Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel'
BERNARDINE EVARISTO, WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

Black Rain Falling is a stunning crime novel that asks how far one should go to protect those they love.

On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble.

His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent.

While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment.

'An outstanding crime novel'
THE TIMES

'Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction'
MARK BILLINGHAM

'Atmospheric and compelling drama'
Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN

'Sublime. A seminal, gripping read from a fantastic talent'
IRENOSEN OKOJIE

'Everything in this book seems different and fresh. Feels like the beginning of something new and thrilling in British crime fiction'
MORNING STAR

About Jacob Ross

Jacob Ross was born in Grenada and now lives in Britain. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is the author of two acclaimed collections of short stories, A Way to Catch the Dust and Song for Simone and Tell No-One About This - nominated by The 2018 Bocas Literary Festival as one of the three best works of Caribbean fiction published in 2017. His first novel, Pynter Bender, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize, and his debut crime novel, The Bone Readers won the inaugural Jhalak Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel

I have raved about the author’s previous book, The Bone Readers, which introduced Detectives Michael “ Digger” Digson and Kathleen Stanislaus. The evocative prose, sharp dialogue and sense of nature and place found in the first book are also present in this installment. Ms Stanislaus is accused of m......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I really loved the writing in Black Rain Falling, such an atmospheric sense of place, such richly layered characters, I immersed myself into it and devoured every page. The story is darkly compelling, the Camaho setting coming alive on the page. Digger, the detective with morals that often become amb......more

Goodreads review by Emma

This book was chosen by Bernardine Evaristo as her 'lockdown read' in a recent BBC Radio 4 interview. As I admire her work, I thought I'd give 'Black Rain Falling' a go, despite not having read a Crime novel since a summer reading Agatha Christies when about 14yrs, ( a very, very, long time ago). 'B......more

Quotes

Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel, it gripped me from the first page to the last Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other)

An outstanding crime novel The Times (Best Books of 2020)

Atmospheric and compelling drama Guardian

Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction Mark Billingham

A crime book with real literary heft. The story and the quality of the writing are amazing, with thick atmospherics floating up from the first page. New Statesman

Jacob Ross brings a new and invigorating voice to British crime fiction . . . The novel is full of entrancing descriptions, horrible brutality, rage at injustice and great warmth Literary Review

Fine writing and a compelling story The Spectator

Sublime. A seminal, gripping read from a fantastic talent. Irenosen Okojie

What happens when you combine great literature with crime writing? You get this The Week

Everything in this book seems different and fresh. Feels like the beginning of something new and thrilling in British crime fiction Morning Star

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