Summary
The UK is gripped by the threat of gang violence – the media is building on that hysteria, convincing us that knife crime is rife and the streets are flooded with guns and drugs. So when a member of a notorious girl gang is charged with a brutal murder, sympathy is in short supply. Enter Lilly Valentine, a tough-talking lawyer who is never prepared to take things at face value and is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the cost.
A gripping crime novel that will force every reade…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849014731 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849014736 |
| Author: | Helen Black |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Series: | Lilly Valentine |
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Critics Review
A dark and gripping read that will have you on the edge of your seat. - Closer magazine
Unexpected and moving … A Place of Safety is written with sympathy and humour. - EuroCrimeA leading lady surely destined for primetime. - The PulseFrightening, depressing and knowledgeable. - Country LifeHelen Black
Helen grew up in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. At 18 she went to Hull University and left three years later with a tattoo on her shoulder and a law degree. She became a lawyer in Peckham and soon had a loyal following of teenagers needing legal advice and bus fares. She ended up working in Luton, working predominantly for children going through the care system. Helen is married to a long-suffering lawyer and is the mother of young twins.
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