All the Hidden Truths
winner of the mcilvanney prize for scottish crime debut of the year!
$34.88
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2019
Summary
All the Hidden Truths: Unraveling a Tragedy
In the aftermath of a tragedy, the world needs an explanation.
In Edinburgh, after the Three Rivers College shooting, some things are clear.
They know who. They know when.
No one can say why.
For three women the lack of answers is unbearable: DI Helen Birch, the detective charged with solving the case. Ishbel, the mother of the first victim, struggling to cope with her grief…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473673045 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473673046 |
| Series: | DI Birch |
| Author: | Claire Askew |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 192mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
You’ll be gripped by the unexpected truths that emerge. Compelling .– Marie Claire
Stunning debut… compellingly written. - Daily Mail
Gripping, heartbreaking and horrifyingly plausible. I couldn’t tear myself away from this book. Claire Askew is a stunning new voice in crime fiction.Splendid debut… thoughtful and well-written. - GuardianThis is a such a clever, brave book. Askew looks unflinchingly at the unimaginable, but her writing is wrought with compassion. It’s as heart-rending as it is gripping.Moving and memorable. - The Sunday TimesRaw, powerful, compassionate and deeply moving, with page-turning tension to the end. A stunning debut.Claire Askew takes us away from the obvious plot and asks us tantalising questions… the three women… form an absorbing psychological trio for Askew’s thought-provoking, upsetting entry into crime fiction. - The Times(a) Fine, thought-provoking debut - Mail on SundayAbout The Author
Claire Askew
Claire Askew’s debut novel All The Hidden Truths won the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress, and the 2019 McIlvanney Debut Crime Fiction Award. Two of her novels have been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her fourth novel, A Matter of Time, was longlisted for the McIlvanney Crime Novel of the Year 2022. Claire is also a poet and non-fiction writer and she lives in Carlisle.
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