Dead Fall

'HARD-HITTING ... WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR PLOT TWISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CRIME FICTION' JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES'COMPELLING AND TOTALLY UNGUESSABLE' LIZ NUGENT, AUTHOR OF STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND'GRITTY, GRIPPING AND ABSORBING' HEAT MAGAZINE'WITTY, ASSURED AND ENTERTAINING' ANN CLEEVES'I LOVE THIS SERIES! ELLY GRIFFITHS'THIS SERIES IS NOT TO BE MISSED' THE GUARDIANCamden mortuary technician Cassie Raven is back and embroiled in a brand-new gripping forensic mystery. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.One little push is all it takes . . .Mortuary technician Cassie Raven is shocked to find the body of Bronte, a talented singer on the brink of stardom, in her fridge. The two of them were once schoolmates, although not exactly friends . . .The police say Bronte jumped from her tenth-floor apartment, but Cassie's instincts are telling her it's murder. The death ignites a social media frenzy, and when police watchdog Phyllida Flyte is sent in to assess the handling of the case she is the only one willing to listen to Cassie.They join forces but as Cassie delves dangerously deep into Bronte's personal history, more blood must be shed before the terrible truth is exposed.PRAISE FOR THE CASSIE RAVEN SERIES:'Spellbinding storytelling' Val McDermid'Like Silent Witness but more believable' Susi Holliday 'Blackly humorous, with a fabulously one-of-a-kind protagonist' Heat Magazine'Ingenious and sardonically written' Financial Times'[A] gritty novel with an engaging heroine' Sunday Times'A terrific, well-placed plot' Spectator'Cassie Raven is a lot of fun to spend time with' Big Issue'Excellent fun, compulsive and Cassie Raven is a protagonist I want to meet again soon' James Oswald'Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding onto the crime scene like a punk superstar' Sarah Hilary'Move over Silent Witness - Cassie Raven is an utterly compelling contemporary forensic heroine' Isabelle Grey'A fresh and exciting new series' Claire McGowan'One of the best series openers I've read in years' Jane Casey