A brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust.
: Books of the Year 2017Guardianâ[Steiner] solidified the promise of last yearâs debut, , with another hyper-realistic police proceduralâMissing, Presumed
A YOUNG MAN MURDEREDA city banker bleeds to death yards from a Cambridgeshire police headquarters.
A DETECTIVE OUT OF HER DEPTHDI Manon Bradshawâs world is turned upside down when the victim turns out to be closer to her than she could have guessed.
WHO SHOULD SHE BELIEVE?When even her trusted colleagues turn their backs on her, itâs time to contemplate the unthinkable: are those she holds dear capable of murder?
Manon Bradshaw is back.
Sunday Expressââââââââââââââââââââââ-'Steiner has a quirky, evocative prose style that is often very funny and her novels are highly entertaining and full of memorable, well-rounded characters'
Daily Mail'Bradshaw is an engaging heroine, full of self-doubt and contradiction, but whose caustic wit gleams through the grim murder inquiry'
Wall Street Journal'Winning prose, sympathetic characters and an appreciation of lifeâs joys as keen as a knowledge of its dangers'
Irish TimesâAn ingeniously and extravagantly plotted, multi-voiced thrillride ⊠wise and witty ⊠beautifully writtenâ
Val McDermidâI loved it ⊠is like walking on quicksand, for reader and detective alike'Persons Unknown
New York Times'A smart and funny rumination on motherhood'
Sunday Times'Strikingly modernâŠIt is refreshing to see a detective grappling with real life dilemmas but they never get in the way of the plot, which is clever and original. A series to watch from a confident writer who draws even minor characters with care and sympathy'
Erin KellyâBy turns tense and tender, gripping and moving, and always beautifully written. I didnât read this book so much as live it: DI Manon Bradshaw is so convincingly human that I often wonder what sheâs up to nowâ
Sarah PerryâThe best new crime series in yearsâ
BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES
