HARD-HITTING ... WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR PLOT TWISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CRIME FICTION' JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES
'COMPELLING AND TOTALLY UNGUESSABLE' LIZ NUGENT, AUTHOR OF STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND
'GRITTY, GRIPPING AND ABSORBING' HEAT MAGAZINE
'WITTY, ASSURED AND ENTERTAINING' ANN CLEEVES
'I LOVE THIS SERIES! ELLY GRIFFITHS
'THIS SERIES IS NOT TO BE MISSED' THE GUARDIAN
Camden mortuary technician Cassie Raven is back and embroiled in a brand-new gripping forensic mystery. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.
One little push is all it takes . . .
Mortuary technician Cassie Raven is shocked to find the body of Bronte, a talented singer on the brink of stardom, in her fridge. The two of them were once schoolmates, although not exactly friends . . .
The police say Bronte jumped from her tenth-floor apartment, but Cassie's instincts are telling her it's murder. The death ignites a social media frenzy, and when police watchdog Phyllida Flyte is sent in to assess the handling of the case she is the only one willing to listen to Cassie.
They join forces but as Cassie delves dangerously deep into Bronte's personal history, more blood must be shed before the terrible truth is exposed.
PRAISE FOR THE CASSIE RAVEN SERIES:
'Spellbinding storytelling' Val McDermid
'Like Silent Witness but more believable' Susi Holliday
'Blackly humorous, with a fabulously one-of-a-kind protagonist' Heat Magazine
'Ingenious and sardonically written' Financial Times
'[A] gritty novel with an engaging heroine' Sunday Times
'A terrific, well-placed plot' Spectator
'Cassie Raven is a lot of fun to spend time with' Big Issue
'Excellent fun, compulsive and Cassie Raven is a protagonist I want to meet again soon' James Oswald
'Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding onto the crime scene like a punk superstar' Sarah Hilary
'Move over Silent Witness - Cassie Raven is an utterly compelling contemporary forensic heroine' Isabelle Grey
'A fresh and exciting new series' Claire McGowan
'One of the best series openers I've read in years' Jane Casey A.K. Turner's latest crime fiction series features forensic sleuth Cassie Raven, who was first introduced in two short stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She also works as a TV producer and writer making documentaries on a range of subjects from history to true crime. A.K. has lived in East London since its prehipster days and recently qualified as a City of London walks guide so that she can share her passion for the city's 2,000-year history; her specialist subject - crime and punishment! Silent Witness meets Line of Duty in this intriguing forensic thriller / police procedural crossover series set in Camden. HOT TOPICS: Forensic thrillers and police procedurals continue to be popular. This series seamlessly combines the two HEADLINE CONTENT: Author addresses police scandals taken from recent news stories (e.g. photographing bodies at crime scenes) so her series remains current and fresh CRITICAL ACCLAIM: The previous two titles in the series, Life Sentence and Case Sensitive have each been selected by Joan Smith as a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION: The series has been sold in China, Czech Republic, Holland, Estonia, France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine SCREEN ADAPTATION: TV rights to the series have been optioned A hard-hitting exposure of a young woman's vulnerability in the music industry, with one of the most spectacular plots twists in contemporary crime fiction A gritty, gripping and absorbing forensic procedural Witty, assured and entertaining I love this series! Timely, gritty and dark Expertly plotted and well researched, with an appealing central character and a strong supporting cast, this series is not to be missed Turner has woven a tale so compelling and griptastic and totally unguessable that it had me turning pages til the wee small hours
