ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST CRIME/THRILLERS OF 2023
**DON'T MISS CASSIE RAVEN'S NEWEST MYSTERY, DEAD FALL, AVAILABLE NOW!**
'I LOVE THIS SERIES!' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'TIMELY, GRITTY AND DARK' PAULA HAWKINS
'THIS SERIES IS NOT TO BE MISSED' THE GUARDIAN
Camden mortuary technician Cassie Raven returns to solve another intriguing forensic mystery. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.
Deadly secrets are rising from the depths
Mortuary technician Cassie Raven has seen thousands of dead bodies in her day job, but when a drowned man knocks against the hull of her narrowboat, it's a bit too close to home.
DS Phyllida Flyte thinks she recognises the John Doe with the golden-green eyes and wants to go the extra mile to give him back his name. Feeling unable to trust her colleagues, a desperate Flyte turns to Cassie for help.
Together, Cassie and Flyte will dredge up deadly secrets - secrets that will draw Flyte down a perilous path. At best she risks career suicide; at worst, she'll end up dead herself.
FEATURED IN HEAT MAGAZINE, THE SUNDAY TIMES AND THE GUARDIAN.
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! An intriguing new forensic mystery for Camden mortuary technician Cassie Raven to solve. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs. FORENSICS ARE POPULAR: People are endlessly fascinated with forensics. See recent hit Sky show Coroner and the success of Dexter, as well as the triumphant return of Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta. UNDER-REPRESENTED HEROINE: Cassie is a goth, LGBTQ+ heroine with a lot of sass and brains to match. Like a female Sherlock Holmes, she is intuitive. ON THE RADIO: Cassie Raven first appeared in several BBC Radio 4 short stories. CRITICAL ACCLAIM: Life Sentence was chosen as a Sunday Times' Book of the Month April 2022 and then a Book of the Year 2022. The series has outstanding praise from reviewers. SCREEN ADAPTATION: TV rights to the series have been optioned
