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The Dead Don't Speak
a completely gripping crime thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night
Series: DI Birch
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‘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...
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A beautifully written and plotted police procedural from a rising star and award-winning voice in the crime genre. 'Claire Askew takes us away from the obvious plot and asks us tantalising questions ... an absorbing, thought-provoking entry into crime fiction' - The Times
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‘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
Series: DI Birch
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The Dead Don't Speak
‘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...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529348347
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 February 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Claire Askew's debut novel All The Hidden Truths won the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress, and the 2019 McIlvanney Debut Crime Fiction Award. Two of her novels have been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her fourth novel, A Matter of Time, was longlisted for the McIlvanney Crime Novel of the Year 2022. Claire is also a poet and non-fiction writer and she lives in Carlisle.
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