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Book Synopsis**WINNER of the 2014-2015 Waverton Good Read Award**
If I Should Die is the astounding debut from British author Matthew Frank.
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When a homeless man walks into Greenwich police station and confesses a killing, it should be the admission that cracks open a murder enquiry. Instead, he stumbles out on to the street and collapses, bleeding from a stab wound he''s attempted to repair himself . . .
The newest member of the Met''s murder investigation team, twenty-five year-old Afghan veteran Joseph Stark, doesn''t believe the man''s story. Yet it becomes clear that Stark and the down-and-out share a connection. And that this could provide the key to unlocking the case.
Soon, the young detective and his colleagues are drawn deeper into a dark, disturbing world as dangerous as anything Stark has known on the frontline. And where there''s enough at stake for a man to risk everything . . .
If I Should Die is the fi
Trade Review
**WINNER of the 2014-2015 Waverton Good Read Award**
If I Should Die is the astounding debut from British author Matthew Frank.
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When a homeless man walks into Greenwich police station and confesses a killing, it should be the admission that cracks open a murder enquiry. Instead, he stumbles out on to the street and collapses, bleeding from a stab wound he's attempted to repair himself . . .
* From the publisher's description *
A gripping murder story ... Frank brilliantly maintains a balance between the demands of a complex plot and his character's difficulty in returning to civilian life ... an accomplished first novel * Sunday Times *
Well researched and totally convincing, this is the first of several Stark books. Great news if they're as good as this * Sunday Mirror *
A very powerful novel. The writing is so good that it is difficult to believe that this is a debut * New Books Magazine *
A highly assured debut ... we'll look forward to the next * Crime Fiction Lover *
A great debut introducing an unusual lead character - I'm looking forward to reading more in the series - 5*s * Novel Heights *
Detective Sergeant Fran Millhaven is just one of the best women copper characters you'll ever meet between the covers of a book . . . but Stark is the heart of this narrative. I am so looking forward to meeting him again . . . the moment Stark crosses over from soldier to CID detective is beautiful to behold. The action scenes, too, are terrific. Riveting -- Dana Stabenow, author of * A Cold Day for Murder *
Brilliantly written * Oodals Blog *
Skilfully plotted, with a great clarity of style. I really enjoyed it -- Alison Joseph
A great debut introducing an unusual lead character * Novel Heights *
Very strong. Very well written * Crime Squad *
Quite simply the best start to a new crime series - and the best debut - I've read in years. Joe Stark is such a terrific hero, full of flaws and compassion and the sort of quiet heroism that you rarely see these days, even in fiction. One of those books I want to bulk buy and press into the hands of everyone I know. The writing is top-notch, the action sequences are superlative, the characters crackle off the page and the dialogue whips and zings like bullets in the dust. Read it! -- Sarah Hilary, author of Under the Skin and No Other Darkness
A powerful debut ... intensity, outstanding characterisation, passion, perfect dialogue and pinpoint plotting
* Crime Review *
An astonishingly assured debut novel -- We Love This Book
