What You Pay For
Shortlisted for McIlvanney and CWA Awards
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2019
Summary
FROM THE AUTHOR OF ALL THE HIDDEN TRUTHS, WHICH WON THE MCILVANNEY DEBUT PRIZE
’(a) meticulous and compelling novel about the aftermath of a major crime and its effect on the affected families and investigating officers both. Set in Edinburgh, too’ - Ian Rankin
‘Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime’ - Daily Mail
DI Helen Birch faces a terrible choice - fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473673083 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473673089 |
| Author: | Claire Askew |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 437g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 30mm |
| Series: | DI Birch |
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Praise for What You Pay For - :
Ambitious - Sunday Times Crime ClubAnother top-notch slice of Scottish noir - Mail on SundayAskew is a writer to watch - The Sunday TimesAskew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime - Daily MailAskew is a master of dialogue … Birch is a great character … There’s a pleasing vein of dark humour … The breakneck pace and adrenaline will leave readers as spent as the sleep-deprived DI Birch - The ScotsmanIntriguing and brilliant - The SkinnyPraise for ALL THE HIDDEN TRUTHS - .About The Author
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.
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