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Book SynopsisCompulsive, gripping and dark, NEVER BE BROKEN is the stunning new novel in the Marnie Rome series, for fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham, and Val McDermid
''Deeply contemporary, painfully real, heartbreakingly good'' Mick Herron
''DI Marnie Rome is a three-dimensional character of an emotional depth rarely encountered in the world of fictional cops'' The Times
Children are dying on London''s streets. Frankie Reece, stabbed through the heart, outside a corner shop. Others recruited from care homes, picked up and exploited; passed like gifts between gangs. They are London''s lost.
Then Raphaela Belsham is killed. She''s thirteen years old, her father is a man of influence, from a smart part of town. And she''s white. Suddenly, the establishment is taking notice.
DS Noah Jake is determined to handle Raphaela''s case and Frankie''s too. But he''s facing his own turmoil, and it''s becoming an obsession. DI Marnie R
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[A] searing perceptive novel * Observer *
Deeply contemporary, painfully real, heartbreakingly good -- Mick Herron
Never Be Broken gloriously demonstrates that modern crime fiction really isn't all about the murders -- Val McDermid
Addictive, chilling and beautifully written. The timely story pulls you in deep -- Will Dean
The Marnie Rome stories are clever and sharp, but they also have the most incredibly emotional depth and clarity. I adored it -- Joanna Cannon
Sarah Hilary is going to be up there with the likes of Ruth Rendell, PD James and Val McDermid, as a game changer of British crime fiction * Crime Review *
Tough, tender, absolutely terrifying -- Erin Kelly
Heartbreaking, tense, intelligent storytelling from a writer at the top of her game. You won't get better writing than this * Live and Deadly blog *
Magnificent -- Alex Marwood
Compulsive and page-turning -- Melanie McGrath
A satisfyingly complex mystery * Mail on Sunday *
