The Strange Files

THE STRANGE FILES is equal parts sizzling satire and thrilling dystopian epic containing the complete Strange Trilogy, the prequel story The Fall, exclusive bonus material and the story of Felix Strange's first case, The Promised Land.

The First Stone (Strange Trilogy 1): Private eye Felix Strange doesn't work homicide cases - he saw enough dead bodies fighting in the Great Patriotic Crusade against Iran, a war that left him with a crippling disease with no name and no cure. Strange collars cheating husbands and insurance fraudsters, scraping together just enough to pay for the black-market medicine that he needs to stay alive.

So when he is summoned to a Manhattan hotel room to investigate the murder of America's best-loved preacher, he'd rather not get involved. But powerful people have hired Strange for a reason . . .

The Rapture (Strange Trilogy 2): Isaac Taylor isn't missing. According to government records, he never existed. PI Felix Strange isn't convinced, not least because Isaac is an old army buddy. The man saved his life in Tehran, so the least Strange can do is dig up some leads. Strange soon discovers Isaac isn't the only one missing. All over the country, young and old, men and women, the good and the trying-to-be, are disappearing - quite literally without a trace. If Strange doesn't figure out what's happening fast, someone close to him will fall into a patch of thin air.

The Children's Crusade (Strange Trilogy 3): PI Felix Strange is working his last case. The woman he loves has been taken by Fisher Partners - America's for-profit secret police - and, though he suspects he won't find her, he's going to do the next best thing: kill everyone involved.

As he works his way down the list, Strange is offered a secret deal, which could lead him straight to Iris. To free her, all he has to do is assassinate someone who claims to be the new messiah.

The problem? He's twelve years old.

Praise for Elliott Hall

'Strange's sardonic wit makes him the perfect guide to his troublingly familiar landscape' - Guardian

'Ingenious and witty' - Daily Telegraph

'Outstanding' - Independent

'Wonderful' - The Times

'An ingenious twist . . . Hall's novel combines pacy storytelling with a disturbing dystopian vision' - Mail on Sunday