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Book Synopsis'Compelling' IAN RANKIN
'Stunning' SUNDAY TIMES
The brilliant new novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew.
A city that's no longer safe...
An anonymous vigilante stalks the streets of Edinburgh. As his behaviour escalates, the police are at a loss - they can find no clues to his identity, and no trace of his whereabouts.
A detective in the path of danger...
DI Helen Birch has been told to stay away from the case - but she's never been one to play by the rules. When her colleague Amy comes to her asking for help, DI Birch finds it impossible to resist the challenge - and soon, her life is on the line.
Will she crack the case before it breaks her? Or has she finally met her match?
A gripping crime thriller for fans of Susie Steiner, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid - guaranteed to keep you up all night...
PRAISE FOR CLAIRE ASKEW:
'Thought-provoking' Mail on Sunday
'A crackerjack read' Val McDermid
'Meticulous and compelling' Ian Rankin
'Thoughtful and well-written' Guardian
'Compellingly written' Daily Mail
'Stunning' Erin Kelly
'Absorbing and thought-provoking' The Times
Trade ReviewPraise for Claire Askew:A
breathless, real-time,
24-style thriller that
combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion * Erin Kelly *
Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . .
taut * i newspaper *
Askew has delivered a
peak-page turner and fans of crime-fiction will be left with a cliffhanger ending and a pronounced desire to learn where DI Birch turns up next... * Irish Examiner *
Compelling * Marie Claire *
Claire Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Utterly captivating * Heat *
Praise for The Dead Don't Speak:Rich and real, Clare Askew brings Edinburgh vividly to life in this wonderfully compulsive novel * Mairon Todd *
The Dead Don't Speak grabs the reader by the throat from the first breathless page - and doesn't let up until the last.
Lyrical, visceral, intelligent writing, this confirms Claire Askew as one of the best crime writers at work today! * Erin Kelly *
A
tight, tense thriller with solid and genuine characters - I was absolutely absorbed throughout! * Kitty Murphy *
A brilliant thriller! * Bella *
Terrific! * Peterborough Telegraph *
A riveting read! * Sunday Times *
