When the latest hit reality TV show, Britain's Got Justice, needs an expert police panellist, DCI Robert Jericho's boss thrusts him into the media spotlight, knowing full well that Jericho has been desperate to avoid the limelight since his wife's unexplained disappearance ten years ago.

With the press now hounding his every move, there's nowhere to hide.

Meanwhile, a killer, newly released from prison, resumes the bone-chilling handiwork for which he was locked away thirty years earlier.

Sinister tarot cards turn up on Jericho's desk, each one more grotesque than its predecessor. As he investigates a series of seemingly unrelated deaths, he becomes aware that a noose is gradually tightening around his throat.

Someone is setting him up for a neck-breaking fall.

«very nicely plotted, thickly laced with dark humour, with a little bit of everything thrown in – drama, intrigue, humour, mystery, tension, romance … my read of the year so far.»– The View From The Blue House

From The Author

«When the world of men has fallen and all has come to darkness, and when society has collapsed and civilisation lies festering in the crapulent sewer of hedonistic debasement, great men will sit around campfires and have great discussions on what went wrong.

«In truth there are many things that will be blamed for the fall of western culture, but one thing will rise above all others: the domination of the media by TV talent shows.

«We Are The Hanged Man is a crime novel, a police procedural, a serial killer story, a conspiracy tale and a mystery novel, but at its heart is the awful absurdity of the TV talent show, and its place in modern day Britain.

«I thought I’d done a decent job of satire with the book's show Britain's Got Justice, and then in this year's Britain's Got Talent the nation decided that the most talented person in the entire country was a dog.

«There aren't too many places you can go from there; nevertheless We Are The Hanged Man has a damned good crack at it.»

Praise For Douglas Lindsay

«The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs.»– The Mirror

«This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs.»– New Woman

«This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed… an impressive debut novel.»– Sunday Mirror

«A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.»– The List

«Lindsay’s burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, classic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.»– What’s On

About The Author

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson, and is currently seven novels and a novella (The End Of Days) strong. He is also the author of Lost In Jaurez and the police thriller The Unburied Dead. Douglas lives in Somerset, UK.