About this item

In this brilliant crime novel from the author of Missing, Presumed, a complicated detective investigates her most personal case yet: a high-profile murder in which those she loves most become suspects. Detective Manon Bradshaw is five months pregnant and has officially given up on finding romantic love. Instead, she is in hot pursuit of work-life balance and parked in a cold case corridor - the price she's had to pay for a transfer back to Cambridgeshire. This is fine, she tells herself. She can devote herself to bringing up her two children: her adopted twelve-year-old son, Fly Dent, and the new baby. Fly needed a fresh start - he was always being stopped and searched in London by officers who couldn't see past the color of his skin. Manon feared that Fly, increasingly sullen and adolescent, was getting in with the wrong crowd at school, or that possibly he was the wrong crowd. Being home by five, for the sake of her children, is what Manon tells herself she needs. Yet when a wealthy businessman is found stabbed close to police headquarters, Manon can't help but sidle in on the briefing: The victim is a banker from London, worth millions. More dramatically, he was once in a relationship with Manon's sister, Ellie, and is the father of Ellie's toddler son. The case begins to circle in on Manon's home and her family. She finds herself pitted against the colleagues she once held dear: Davy Walker and Harriet Harper. Can Manon separate what she knows about the people she loves from the suspicion hanging over them? Can she investigate the evidence, just as she would with any other case? With every fiber of her being, Manon must fight to find the truth. From the acclaimed author of Missing, Presumed, Persons Unknown turns on the secrets between loved ones - how little we know them, and how much they can hurt us. Praise for Susie Steiner's Missing, Presumed Named one of the ten best mysteries of the year by The Wall Street Journal "Smart, stylish . . . [Manon Bradshaw] is portrayed with an irresistible blend of sympathy and snark." - The New York Times Book Review "Surprise-filled . . . one of the most ambitious police procedurals of the year. Detective Bradshaw's biting wit is a bonus." - The Wall Street Journal "Dazzling . . . The surprises continue to the last page as Steiner blasts expectations and assumptions to dig deep into questions of trust, betrayal, class, and family bonds." - Joseph Finder, author of The Fixer "You might come to Missing, Presumed for the police procedural; you'll stay for the layered, authentic characters that Steiner brings to life." - NPR "Nuanced suspense that's perfect for Kate Atkinson fans." - People "Missing, Presumed has future BBC miniseries written all over it." - Redbook



About the Author

Susie Steiner

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.



Read Next Recommendation

Report incorrect product information.