LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
A smart, thoughtful, intriguing crime novel. DI Helen Birch starts to dig into what should be a simple case, but finds far more than she bargained for. I absolutely adore this series, for me it contains one of the more realistic characters in the modern book world of policing. The first novel in the series All The Hidden Truths, was shortlisted for the 2019 Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger and won the McIlvanney Debut Prize. Here we are at the third book in, and see DI Helen Birch in all her glory, flaws and all, but she doesn’t become a caricature, when I’m reading, she exists. Edinburgh sings, and the investigation sits nicely alongside Helen’s personal life, with certain parts crowding and affecting her thoughts. Claire Askew gets inside the small things, makes them count, she also handles the more difficult subjects contained here with compassion and empathy. The ending is a corker, and slides nicely into place. Cover Your Tracks continues a great crime series, and it’s one I can wholeheartedly recommend.
Liz Robinson
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Cover Your Tracks Synopsis
'What if I told you,' he said, 'that I believe my mother's life to be in danger?'
Robertson Bennet returns to Edinburgh after a 25-year absence in search of his parents and his inheritance. But both have disappeared. A quick, routine police check should be enough - and Detective Inspector Helen Birch has enough on her plate trying to help her brother, Charlie, after an assault in prison. But all her instincts tell her not to let this case go. And so she digs.
George and Phamie Bennet were together for a long time. No one can ever really know the secrets kept between husband and wife. But as Birch slowly begins to unravel the truth, terrible crimes start to rise to the surface.
Beautifully written and ingeniously plotted, Cover Your Tracks confirms Claire Askew as a major new talent in crime fiction.
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9781529327359 |
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20th August 2020 |
| Author: |
Claire Askew |
| Publisher: |
Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Press Reviews
Claire Askew Press Reviews
Vivid and powerful - Cara Hunter
An intricate, pacy, risky and intriguing novel - Jenn Ashworth
Splendid debut... thoughtful and well-written - Guardian
Moving and memorable - The Sunday Times
As scarily plausible as it is utterly captivating, this is an absorbing and unforgettable debut - Heat
Gripping, heartbreaking and horrifyingly plausible. I couldn't tear myself away from this book. Claire Askew is a stunning new voice in crime fiction - Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
Stunning debut... compellingly written - Daily Mail
Praise for All The Hidden Truths - -
Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime - Daily Mail
Askew is a writer to watch - The Sunday Times
Another top-notch slice of Scottish noir - Mail on Sunday
Intriguing and brilliant - The Skinny
Askew is a master of dialogue ... Birch is a great character ... There's a pleasing vein of dark humour ... The breakneck pace and adrenaline will leave readers as spent as the sleep-deprived DI Birch - The Scotsman
Ambitious - Sunday Times Crime Club
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About Claire Askew
Dr Claire Askew is the author of three novels: All The Hidden Truths, What You Pay For and Cover Your Tracks. A fourth, A Matter of Time, is out this year. Also a poet, Claire's second collection How to burn a woman features voices from the European Witchcraft Hysteria. Claire’s accolades include the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, a Jessie Kesson Fellowship and the McIlvanney Debut Prize.
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