Two novels starring a tough PI in Manchester, England, from an author known for "e;crime writing of the very highest order"e; (The Times).There was only one reason Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan was prepared to let her boyfriend help out with the investigation into a car sales fraud: Nothing bad could happen. In Crack Down, Kate learns once again that with Richard, you have to expect the unexpected. This time the unexpected is that he's currently behind bars-so Kate will be looking after his eight-year-old while at the same time being dragged into a world of drug traffickers, gangland enforcers, and the worst the criminal element has to offer.And in Clean Break, Kate is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where she's arranged security. She's even less thrilled when the hunt for the thieves drags her on a treacherous foray across Europe as she goes head to head with organized crime. And as if that isn't enough, a routine industrial case starts leaving a trail of bodies across the Northwest. Unfortunately, cleaning up this mess will mean confronting some truths about her own life...
| ISBN: | 9780802146175 |
| Publication date: | 17th July 2018 |
| Author: | McDermid, Val |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Format: | Ebook |
Two novels starring a tough PI in Manchester, England, from an author known for "e;crime writing of the very highest order"e; (The Times).There was only one reason Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan was prepared to let her boyfriend help out with the investigation into a car sales fraud: Nothing bad could happen. In Crack Down, Kate learns once again that with Richard, you have to expect the unexpected. This time the unexpected is that he's currently behind bars-so Kate will be looking after his eight-year-old while at the same time being dragged into a world of drug traffickers, gangland enforcers, and the worst the criminal element has to offer.And in Clean Break, Kate is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where she's arranged security. She's even less thrilled when the hunt for the thieves drags her on a treacherous foray across Europe as she goes head to head with organized crime. And as if that isn't enough, a routine industrial case starts leaving a trail of bodies across the Northwest. Unfortunately, cleaning up this mess will mean confronting some truths about her own life...
Crack Down & Clean Break features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery
Crack Down & Clean Break is available in Ebook
Crack Down & Clean Break was written by McDermid, Val and published by Grove Atlantic