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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
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.
