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An immigrant's mysterious death sets off a chilling hunt for the truth--a gripping crime novel from the author of Missing, Presumed and Persons Unknown, featuring a "delightful protagonist who deserves a place alongside other beloved literary detectives."**Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Newly married and navigating life with a toddler as well as her adopted adolescent son, Fly Dent, Manon Bradshaw is happy to be working part-time in the cold cases department of the Cambridgeshire police force, a job which allows her to "potter in, coffee in hand and log on for a spot of internet shopping--precisely what she had in mind when she thought of work-life balance." But beneath the surface Manon is struggling with the day-to-day realities of what she assumed would be domestic bliss: fights about whose turn it is to clean the kitchen, the bewildering fatigue of having a young child in her forties, and the fact that she is going to couple's counseling alone because her husband feels it would just be her complaining.
About the Author
I'm the author of three novels and have just finished my fourth - yes, Manon Bradshaw will be back in 2020. My second novel, a literary crime novel called Missing, Presumed was chosen for Richard & Judy's book club and was one of 2016's bestsellers. It has, to date, sold more than 250,000 copies and won a Nielsen silver bestseller award. It was shortlisted for the Theakston's crime novel of the year, picked by the Wall Street Journal for its top ten mysteries of the year, and was selected as a Guardian book of the year by Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent. Missing, Presumed introduces detective Manon Bradshaw, who returns in the sequel, Sunday Times bestseller Persons Unknown. This novel was also shortlisted for crime novel of the year by Theakstons. The third in the Manon Bradshaw series is on its way.My first novel, Homecoming, is a family saga set on a sheep farm in north Yorkshire and is not a crime novel.Before writing novels, I was a Guardian journalist. I was a journalist for 20 years and on the Guardian's staff for more than ten years. I grew up in London and studied English at uni. I live in London with my husband and two children.
