The Dead Don't Speak by Claire Askew
'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
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 *
Praise for The Dead Don't Speak:
Rich and real, Clare Askew brings Edinburgh vividly to life in this wonderfully compulsive novel * Mairon Todd *
The Dead Don't Speak grabs the reader by the throat from the first breathless page - and doesn't let up until the last. Lyrical, visceral, intelligent writing, this confirms Claire Askew as one of the best crime writers at work today! * Erin Kelly *
A tight, tense thriller with solid and genuine characters - I was absolutely absorbed throughout! * Kitty Murphy *
A brilliant thriller! * Bella *
Terrific! * Peterborough Telegraph *
A riveting read! * Sunday Times *
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 *
Praise for The Dead Don't Speak:
Rich and real, Clare Askew brings Edinburgh vividly to life in this wonderfully compulsive novel * Mairon Todd *
The Dead Don't Speak grabs the reader by the throat from the first breathless page - and doesn't let up until the last. Lyrical, visceral, intelligent writing, this confirms Claire Askew as one of the best crime writers at work today! * Erin Kelly *
A tight, tense thriller with solid and genuine characters - I was absolutely absorbed throughout! * Kitty Murphy *
A brilliant thriller! * Bella *
Terrific! * Peterborough Telegraph *
A riveting read! * Sunday Times *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529348309 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529348307 |
| Title | The Dead Don't Speak |
| Author | Claire Askew |
| Series | Di Birch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2023-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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