When police pay a visit to an elderly peeping tom, they unexpectedly stumble upon a loose thread that leads detective John Custer into a murky world of sex crimes and serial killings, of hidden graves and socially impeccable paedophiles. Ignoring the scepticism of his colleagues and superiors, Custer doggedly follows his intuition that there really is something very wrong that needs to be discovered, however cold the trail seems to have become.
Based upon a true story of a bizarre and tragic case of child abuse, The Hobby is a psychological crime thriller, ranging from the fan club of a 1940s child star, through Istanbul and war-torn Burma and Cairo, to 1980s Britain. Custer and his assistant, Sergeant Jolly Campbell, seek to bring justice to the forgotten victims, while themselves going through their own quest for personal redemption.
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The first part of The Hobby has been serialised on Amaurea’s Substack. You can read Chapter 1 here…
In an Amaurea blog post, Lisa talks about the Dark Inspirations for The Hobby
When police pay a visit to an elderly peeping tom, they unexpectedly stumble upon a loose thread that leads detective John Custer into a murky world of sex crimes and serial killings, of hidden graves and socially impeccable paedophiles. Ignoring the scepticism of his colleagues and superiors, Custer doggedly follows his intuition that there really is something very wrong that needs to be discovered, however cold the trail seems to have become.
Based upon a true story of a bizarre and tragic case of child abuse, The Hobby is a psychological crime thriller, ranging from the fan club of a 1940s child star, through Istanbul and war-torn Burma and Cairo, to 1980s Britain. Custer and his assistant, Sergeant Jolly Campbell, seek to bring justice to the forgotten victims, while themselves going through their own quest for personal redemption.
BUY HARDBACK (UK/EU) (ISBN 9781914278273)
BUY HARDBACK (Global) (ISBN 9781914278273)
BUY EBOOK (ISBN 9781914278297)
The first part of The Hobby has been serialised on Amaurea’s Substack. You can read Chapter 1 here…
In an Amaurea blog post, Lisa talks about the Dark Inspirations for The Hobby
"The author has an enviable narrative gift, and there is something magical about her deployment of it." (The Guardian)
"Lisa St Aubin de Terán writes with extraordinary vividness and clarity... She faces reality with a courage and skill that left me not knowing which to admire more: her gift as a writer or
"Combines a powerful sense of place with an unusually compassionate understanding of human complexity." (Daily Telegraph)
