'Compelling' IAN RANKIN
'Stunning' SUNDAY TIMES

The brilliant new novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew.

A city that's no longer safe...
An anonymous vigilante stalks the streets of Edinburgh. As his behaviour escalates, the police are at a loss - they can find no clues to his identity, and no trace of his whereabouts.

A detective in the path of danger...
DI Helen Birch has been told to stay away from the case - but she's never been one to play by the rules. When her colleague Amy comes to her asking for help, DI Birch finds it impossible to resist the challenge - and soon, her life is on the line.
Will she crack the case before it breaks her? Or has she finally met her match?
A gripping crime thriller for fans of Susie Steiner, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid - guaranteed to keep you up all night...

PRAISE FOR CLAIRE ASKEW:
'Thought-provoking' Mail on Sunday
'A crackerjack read' Val McDermid
'Meticulous and compelling' Ian Rankin
'Thoughtful and well-written' Guardian
'Compellingly written' Daily Mail
'Stunning' Erin Kelly
'Absorbing and thought-provoking' The Times

About the Author
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.

Reviews
Praise for Claire Askew:
A breathless, real-time, 24-style thriller that combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion * Erin Kelly *
Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . . taut * i newspaper *
Askew has delivered a peak-page turner and fans of crime-fiction will be left with a cliffhanger ending and a pronounced desire to learn where DI Birch turns up next... * Irish Examiner *
Compelling * Marie Claire *
Claire Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Utterly captivating * Heat *
Praise for The Dead Don't Speak:
Rich and real, Clare Askew brings Edinburgh vividly to life in this wonderfully compulsive novel * Mairon Todd *
The Dead Don't Speak grabs the reader by the throat from the first breathless page - and doesn't let up until the last. Lyrical, visceral, intelligent writing, this confirms Claire Askew as one of the best crime writers at work today! * Erin Kelly *
A tight, tense thriller with solid and genuine characters - I was absolutely absorbed throughout! * Kitty Murphy *
A brilliant thriller! * Bella *
Terrific! * Peterborough Telegraph *
A riveting read! * Sunday Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529348309
Author Claire Askew
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 620g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm * 36mm