The Murder Wall

Eleven months after discovering a brutal double murder in a sleepy Northumbrian town, Detective Chief Inspector Kate Daniels is still haunted by her failure to solve the case. Then the brutal killing of a man on Newcastle’s Quayside gives Daniels another chance to get it right, and her first case as Senior Investigating Officer.When Daniels recognises the corpse, but fails to disclose the fact, her personal life swerves dangerously into her professional life. But much worse, she is now being watched.As Daniels steps closer to finding a killer, a killer is only a breath away from claiming his next victim …

'With locations ranging from the city's bustling quayside to rural Northumberland villages, Hannah's debut is heavy on the atmosphere as well as the specifics of a creepily icky criminal.' -- Time Out

Mari Hannah is an award-winning author whose authentic voice is no happy accident. A former probation officer, she has contributed to CID training for Northumbria Police and lives in rural Northumberland with her partner, an ex-murder detective. Mari turned to scriptwriting when her career was cut short following an assault on duty. Her debut, The Murder Wall (adapted from a script she developed with the BBC) won her the Polari First Book Prize. Its follow-up, Settled Blood, picked up a Northern Writers' Award. She went on to be shortlisted for the Dagger in the Library and is currently Reader in Residence for Harrogate International Crime Writing Festival. Colleen Prendergast is a RADA-trained actress with 30 years of experience in voiceovers, audiobooks and video games, including the original Witcher. The recipient of Earphones and Audie awards for audiobook narration, she also writes and directs, and is a regular voice in the grimdark world of Warhammer 40,000.

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