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Falling

On sale

21st April 2011

Price: £9.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781409136705

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A stunning thriller that sees Yorkshire-based DC Karen Sharpe brought to the very edge of her sanity.

A year and a half ago DC Karen Sharpe was the victim of a terrifying crime. Desperately trying to shelter from its effects she has been working simple fraud and theft cases in West Yorkshire CID. But the brutal murder of a young pregnant woman threatens the precarious wall she has built around herself. Drafted onto the squad to deal with the victim’s six-year-old child, Karen finds herself overwhelmed by the devastating nature of the attack.

As nightmares from her past start to reoccur, her relationships with those closest to her begin to crack under the strain. An illicit relationship with her boss promises escape: a new beginning without the trappings of past horrors and guilt. But life has a savage lesson in store for her. As West Yorkshire erupts in a summer of explosive race riots, events tip Karen into the depths of the very world she has been fleeing.

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Reviews

Guardian
Compelling
Bookbag
A superb cast of characters, a gritty and appalling window into the race riots that took their toll on Bradford... and also with a crashing, blockbuster of an ending that sees justice meted out to those who deserve it the most.
Financial Times
Connor's plot is enthralling, his characters sharp and vital: FALLING is a compelling, intelligent thriller, placing everyday normality in dramatic relief against the horrific experiences of Sharpe and her colleagues.
Western Daily Express
A fast-paced, explosive thriller, which makes for a great read
Sunday Telegraph
Enjoyably intricate and well-composed
Tangled Web
A gritty, noirish series with a fantastic protagonist
Literary Review
The writing is skilled and the West Yorkshire background described with authority in a plot based on racial tensions and their explosive repercussions... not a comfortable reading but a gripping one
Daily Sport
Connor's moving up the ladder of police procedural mastery and in the brittle but determined cop Karen he has a secure pension