The Dead Don't Speak: a completely gripping crime thriller guaranteed to keep yo

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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 TIMESThe 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

Author Biography

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.

Review

Praise 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 *

Details ISBN152934834X Author Claire Askew Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Format Paperback Pages 400 Series DI Birch Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781529348347 Publication Date 2024-02-22 Imprint Hodder Paperback Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-02-22 Language English ISBN-10 152934834X Subtitle a completely gripping crime thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night AU Release Date 2024-06-24 NZ Release Date 2024-06-24 We've got this

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