The Murder Mile
By Paul Collicutt
Paperback, 128 pp, £14.99
"I felt my legs buckle and the floor rushed up to meet me…"
Arizona, 1954. When promising mile runner Todd 'The Phoenix Flyer' Naylor turns up dead in the desert, the case falls to Daniel Stone. A private investigator with a passion for track and field, Stone soon finds himself tangled in a web of conspiracy and corruption – there's more to this death than meets the eye.
As the international battle to break the four minute mile barrier intensifies, Stone races to unravel the mystery and prevent further deaths. But will he make it in time? And who do you trust when you're running the Murder Mile?
Arizona, 1954. When promising mile runner Todd 'The Phoenix Flyer' Naylor turns up dead in the desert, the case falls to Daniel Stone. A private investigator with a passion for track and field, Stone soon finds himself tangled in a web of conspiracy and corruption – there's more to this death than meets the eye.
As the international battle to break the four minute mile barrier intensifies, Stone races to unravel the mystery and prevent further deaths. But will he make it in time? And who do you trust when you're running the Murder Mile?
Paul Collicutt
Paul Collicutt studied illustration at the Brighton College of Art. He won the Parent's Gold Choice Award in America for This Train. The Murder Mile is his first graphic novel for adult readers. It combines his love of painting with his keen interest in track and field. Paul is club runner, a qualified athletics coach and Chairman of Brighton Phoenix Athletics Club. He lives and works in Brighton.
Reviews
"It's magical. You can almost hear the crunch of spikes on cinder."
— The Observer
"A patient, carefully constructed detective tale."
— Q Magazine