The Dead Don’t Speak: a completely gripping crime thriller for 2023 guaranteed to keep you up all night

‘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

Reviews of The Dead Don’t Speak: a completely gripping crime thriller for 2023 guaranteed to keep you up all night

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 *