After You Die (Short-Listed For Theakstons Old Peculier)

Description: CAN THEY UNPICK THE TRUTH AND BRING A KILLER TO JUSTICE? DS Ferreira is back on the force after being severely injured in the line of duty. The first case to land on her desk takes her and DI Zigic to a brutal crime scene where a woman has been stabbed to death and her disabled daughter left to starve upstairs. The murdered woman is Dawn Prentice - a woman who had come to Ferreira for help when she and her daughter were being subjected to harassment. As Ferreira battles her demons and Zigic clashes with another officer, the detectives realise that the Prentice case rests on one crucial question - who was the real target of the killer: mother or daughter? 'Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin 'Hard-hitting, tragic, compelling and timely' Daily Express 'A hard-boiled, fast-paced mystery with a tight ring of suspects' Irish Times 'The authority of Dolan's writing grows from book to book' Financial Times Review: Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer -- Ian Rankin So fluid and easy to read, and her characters are becoming like old friends now -- James Oswald, bestselling author of the Inspector Maclean series Excellent... a masterfully written whodunnit... Eva Dolan has positioned herself firmly at the top table of contemporary British crime writers. * CrimeFictionLover * A thoughtful and contemporary thriller -- Deirdre O'Brien * Sunday Mirror * The authority of Dolan's writing grows from book to book -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times * Prizes: Short-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2017 (UK). Author Biography: Eva Dolan is an Essex-based copywriter and intermittently successful poker player. Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger for unpublished authors when she was just a teenager, the first novels in her series starring two detectives from the Peterborough Hate Crimes Unit, Long Way Home and Tell No Tales were published to widespread critical acclaim. Tell No Tales was shortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year and the third in the series, After You Die, was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. A mother murdered. A daughter left for dead. A village in turmoil. In the latest installment in Eva Dolan's gripping series set in the Peterborough Hate Crimes Unit, her detective duo must uncover who was the real target of the killer: mother or daughter?