What You Pay For
Shortlisted for McIlvanney and CWA Awards
$27.32
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2020
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 - famil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473673113 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473673119 |
| Author: | Claire Askew |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
| Series: | DI Birch |
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Critics Review
We all need some escapism right now and Claire Askew’s latest book is the ideal read to help you swap your worrying Covid-19 thoughts for something grimy and gripping – Daily Record
Praise for What You Pay For - :
Ambitious - Sunday Times Crime ClubAskew 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 ScotsmanAnother top-notch slice of Scottish noir - Mail on SundayAskew is a writer to watch - The Sunday TimesIntriguing and brilliant - The SkinnyAskew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime - Daily MailExplosive… the breakneck pace and adrenaline rushes will leave readers as spent as the sleep- deprived DI Birch - The Scotsman Book of the YearAbout 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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