Summary
An edge-of-your-seat story with fantastic female leads from an exciting new voice in crime-writing
A girl covered in blood. A missing man. A cryptic fairy tale.
Detective Laura Shaw seems to have it all—a supportive husband, a happy two-year-old and a great career. She is her team’s top interviewer, brilliant at coaxing victims to open up.
Then, she meets Jenny—a 14-year-old assault victim—and the faade crumbles. Jenny’s stepfather is missing, the blood on her clothes …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241992067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241992060 |
| Author: | Gill Perdue |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Daringly dark and packs a huge emotional punch - an exceptional crime debut that lingers in the memory long after the last page
Utterly immersive and brilliantly told * Irish Independent *
Daringly dark and packs a huge emotional punch - an exceptional crime debut that lingers in the memory long after the last page – Catherine Ryan Howard
An intense, emotional and utterly compelling narrative that deftly leads us into the dark places of ordinary lives – Jake Arnott
Thrilling and utterly compulsive – Liz Nugent
Heartbreaking, haunting and hypnotic – Patricia Gibney
Great, great, great - I am giving it a lot of love … read this one! – Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ
Dark, angry, searing and beautifully written, The Interview is an incredible read, impossible to put down. Gill Perdue is a fresh, assured new voice in Irish crime writing – Andrea Mara
A tightly wound plot that keeps you on your toes until the final chapters. Incredible story telling – Arlene Hunt
Propulsive * RTÉ Guide *
About The Author
Gill Perdue
Gill Perdue is a writer and dancing teacher. She worked as a primary school teacher for fifteen years and has published four books for children, the first of which, Adam’s Starling, won a Bisto Award as best first children’s book of the year. The Interview is her first crime thriller for adults. Its sequel Lockstep will be published in 2023. Gill lives in Dublin with her husband and their dog. Their two grown-up daughters live in London (but keeping their places warm are a pair of disdainful cats).
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