Book description
A daughter's death
A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat.
A mother's love
Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system,
only to lose her again, and is convinced that the low-life boyfriend
is to blame.
Two ordinary women, one extraordinary job
DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood
and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel's boss thinks her new recruit
has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her
reluctant partner, has her doubts.
Together Scott and Bailey must hunt a killer, but a life fighting
crime can be no life at all...
Cath Staincliffe is an established novelist, radio playwright
and creator of ITV's hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline
Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath was shortlisted for the CWA best
first novel award for her acclaimed Sal Kilkenny series and for the
Dagger in the Library. Her latest stand-alone novels all focus on
topical moral dilemmas. She is a founding member of Murder Squad, a
group who promote crime fiction.
http://www. cathstaincliffe. co. uk
