No Good Deed by Manda Scott

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No Good Deed by Manda Scott

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Summary

Nine-year-old Jamie Buchanan is the sole witness to Tord Svensen's latest act of criminal brutality. But there is no way that Orla McLeod is going to hand him over to the social services after the Special Branch undercover operation she was spearheading has gone wrong.

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No Good Deed by Manda Scott

In a freezing Glasgow tenement a Special Branch undercover operation has gone disastrously wrong. A nine-year-old boy and Orla McLeod, who was spearheading the case, are the only ones left alive. Orla's a damaged woman, she knows about violence, so she's not going to let anyone else take care of Jamie.

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Gritty, literate, and engaging, NO GOOD DEED is an exceptional achievementManda Scott is a fine writer, with a great future - Julia Wallis Martin

'Uncompromising...brilliantly depicted' Gemma O'Connor

Compulsive reading from page one to the shattering conclusion...Manda Scott's writing is simply beautiful - Denise Mina

Dark, taut and edgy, Manda Scott's debut thriller exerts an emotional grip that tightens to a twisting stranglehold. There's not a word wasted in this unflinching novel, which still manages to demonstrate the profound power of love. It's a joy to read something so intelligent, so direct and so beautifully crafted - Val McDermid

Manda Scott picks us up by the scruff of the neck, drags us kicking and bumping along the rough side of life, then makes us fall in love with her characters along the way. Wow, just...wow - Laurie R. King

,one of Britain's most important crime writers... the prose is sparse but descriptive and the plot is well handled... consistently entertaining' 2/2 - The Times

delivers humane characters and supercriminals, romance without sentimentality, and adventures without easy answers. Orla McLeod's American debut ensures that she will take her place in the top ranks of fictional female detectives - Publishers Weekly
Manda Scott is trained as a vet in Glasgow. Born and educated in Scotland, she now lives in Suffolk.
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ISBN 13 9780747262503
ISBN 10 0747262500
Title No Good Deed
Author Manda Scott
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2002-01-21
Number of pages 480
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.