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A community on the brink.

An abandoned chapel burns. In this part of Manchester, destruction is not unusual. But this time, the body of a man lies inside.

And it's down to Scott and Bailey to save them all...

Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is struggling to come to terms with huge change, just as her partner, DC Janet Scott grapples with a horrifying tragedy. But they must put aside their own troubles if they are to solve this murder investigation. Especially when a second building goes up in flames



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Real people, real problems...Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter. Seriously good * Literary Review *
Gritty, intelligent, humane and involving * The Big Issue *
An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout * The Daily Telegraph *
Has her finger on the pulse of her city and that rare ability to write about love, motherhood and friendship without sentimentality -- Val McDermid

Ruthless

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Corgi Books
      Published 9 October 2014
      ISBN-13 9780552168878
      978-0552168878
      ISBN-10 0552168874

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A community on the brink.

      An abandoned chapel burns. In this part of Manchester, destruction is not unusual. But this time, the body of a man lies inside.

      And it's down to Scott and Bailey to save them all...

      Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is struggling to come to terms with huge change, just as her partner, DC Janet Scott grapples with a horrifying tragedy. But they must put aside their own troubles if they are to solve this murder investigation. Especially when a second building goes up in flames



      Trade Review
      Real people, real problems...Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter. Seriously good * Literary Review *
      Gritty, intelligent, humane and involving * The Big Issue *
      An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout * The Daily Telegraph *
      Has her finger on the pulse of her city and that rare ability to write about love, motherhood and friendship without sentimentality -- Val McDermid

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