The most impressive crime debut of the year . . . grips from the off
Evening Standard
 

Twelve-year-old Jamie Gabriel gets on his bike before dawn to deliver newspapers in his suburban neighbourhood. Somewhere en route, he vanishes without a trace.

Fourteen months later, still with no sign of Jamie and having lost all faith in the police, his parents Paul and Carol are on the verge of abandoning hope. Then they meet private investigator Frank Behr, a tough, reclusive ex-cop.

Abandoned by his former colleagues, separated from his wife and haunted by his own terrible past, Behr doesn't make it a practice to take on hopeless cases, but the desperate couple's plea for help awakens a personal pain he can't ignore . . .

City of the Sun is all kinds of trouble. For one thing, it becomes really hard to break away to deal with the rest of the day. Then there's the recurring need to take deep, calming breaths throughout . . . a rare thriller where the outcome is genuinely in doubt
New York Daily News

Heart-stopping suspense and a heartbreaking story
LEE CHILD

Gripping . . . Levien's skill is to chart the emotional plight of the parents within the twists and turns of a fast-moving and complex plot
Mirror

A writer who takes dead, calculated aim at our deepest fears
Entertainment Weekly

One of the toughest, most gut-wrenching, and most believable suspense novels I've ever encountered. If David Levien pulled any punches, I was too dazed to notice
LINCOLN CHILD

Excellent . . . I can't wait for more
Independent on Sunday

Frightfully realistic . . . a master character portrait . . . a nerve-jangling novel that places average people in extraordinary situations
USA Today

The best thing about this high-gloss, high-concept thriller is that it is actually a proper, well-written book, not merely a treatment in disguise, which delivers on its initial promise and packs an unexpectedly hefty emotional punch
Guardian

Relentless suspense that will not let you out of its grasp, and a cast of characters who are so utterly real you'll forget you're reading fiction. David Levien's novel is moody, riveting, and special
HARLAN COBEN

CITY OF THE SUN is hard, mean, beautiful, touching -- a dazzling novel. With this book, David Levien has placed himself among the best writers in the field. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike would be proud to call ex-cop Frank Behr their friend
ROBERT CRAIS

A perfect modern 'noir' tale
Sunday Express

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