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The Dead Don't Speak Claire Askew

The Dead Don't Speak By Claire Askew

The Dead Don't Speak by Claire Askew


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Summary

A beautifully written and plotted police procedural from a rising star and award-winning voice in the crime genre. 'Claire Askew takes us away from the obvious plot and asks us tantalising questions ... an absorbing, thought-provoking entry into crime fiction' - The Times

The Dead Don't Speak Summary

The Dead Don't Speak: a completely gripping crime thriller for 2023 guaranteed to keep you up all night 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

The Dead Don't Speak Reviews

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 *
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

About Claire Askew

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.

Additional information

GOR013159413
9781529348309
1529348307
The Dead Don't Speak: a completely gripping crime thriller for 2023 guaranteed to keep you up all night by Claire Askew
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Hodder & Stoughton
2023-06-08
400
N/A
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