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FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIES

Dreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen''s 2020 New Year''s Honours List

''Dreda Say Mitchell has been flying the flag for crime writing for years'' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other, winner of the Booker Prize 2019



PRAISE FOR DEATH TRAP:

''Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last'' LEE CHILD

''Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice'' PETER JAMES

Teenager Nikki Bell is the only witness to the brutal murder of two members of her family and their cleaner. She''s lucky to be alive. But the murder isn''t a one-off. It''s part of a bigger, more violent attack planned on affluent families in the area - and now Nikki, as the only living witness, is a dangerous threat to the well-or

Trade Review
In DI Rio Wray, Dreda Say Mitchell has created a terrific character... Say Mitchell has positioned herself as the most authentic chronicler of crime and punishment in multiracial London * The Times *
In DI Rio Wray, Dreda Say Mitchell has created a terrific character... Say Mitchell has positioned herself as the most authentic chronicler of crime and punishment in multiracial London * The Times *
A meaty mixture of whodunnit and witness-protection saga...zippy, twisty plot...and a bevvy of memorable supporting goodies and baddies * The Sunday Times *
A meaty mixture of whodunnit and witness-protection saga...zippy, twisty plot...and a bevvy of memorable supporting goodies and baddies * The Sunday Times *
A vivid and original take on the police procedural and a very enjoyable novel * Literary Review *
A vivid and original take on the police procedural and a very enjoyable novel * Literary Review *

In this thoughtful but thrilling tale, Mitchell's wonderful creation DI Rio Wray has to cope with racism from
a colleague as well as protecting the life of a 16-year-old girl who has witnessed a brutal triple murder.

* Sunday Express books of the year *
Praise for Dreda Say Mitchell * : *

In this thoughtful but thrilling tale, Mitchell's wonderful creation DI Rio Wray has to cope with racism from
a colleague as well as protecting the life of a 16-year-old girl who has witnessed a brutal triple murder.

* Sunday Express books of the year *
Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last
Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice.
Dreda Say Mitchell is right up there at the forefront of British crime fiction

Death Trap

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 08/10/2015
      ISBN13: 9781444789454, 978-1444789454
      ISBN10: 1444789457

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIES

      Dreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen''s 2020 New Year''s Honours List

      ''Dreda Say Mitchell has been flying the flag for crime writing for years'' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other, winner of the Booker Prize 2019



      PRAISE FOR DEATH TRAP:

      ''Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last'' LEE CHILD

      ''Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice'' PETER JAMES

      Teenager Nikki Bell is the only witness to the brutal murder of two members of her family and their cleaner. She''s lucky to be alive. But the murder isn''t a one-off. It''s part of a bigger, more violent attack planned on affluent families in the area - and now Nikki, as the only living witness, is a dangerous threat to the well-or

      Trade Review
      In DI Rio Wray, Dreda Say Mitchell has created a terrific character... Say Mitchell has positioned herself as the most authentic chronicler of crime and punishment in multiracial London * The Times *
      In DI Rio Wray, Dreda Say Mitchell has created a terrific character... Say Mitchell has positioned herself as the most authentic chronicler of crime and punishment in multiracial London * The Times *
      A meaty mixture of whodunnit and witness-protection saga...zippy, twisty plot...and a bevvy of memorable supporting goodies and baddies * The Sunday Times *
      A meaty mixture of whodunnit and witness-protection saga...zippy, twisty plot...and a bevvy of memorable supporting goodies and baddies * The Sunday Times *
      A vivid and original take on the police procedural and a very enjoyable novel * Literary Review *
      A vivid and original take on the police procedural and a very enjoyable novel * Literary Review *

      In this thoughtful but thrilling tale, Mitchell's wonderful creation DI Rio Wray has to cope with racism from
      a colleague as well as protecting the life of a 16-year-old girl who has witnessed a brutal triple murder.

      * Sunday Express books of the year *
      Praise for Dreda Say Mitchell * : *

      In this thoughtful but thrilling tale, Mitchell's wonderful creation DI Rio Wray has to cope with racism from
      a colleague as well as protecting the life of a 16-year-old girl who has witnessed a brutal triple murder.

      * Sunday Express books of the year *
      Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last
      Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice.
      Dreda Say Mitchell is right up there at the forefront of British crime fiction

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