The Special Girls

Sarah Hilary calls The Special Girls 'Compelling and compassionate'. Perfect for fans of BROADCHURCH and LINE OF DUTY

'A brave and harrowing novel' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

'A penetrating analysis of Stockholm Syndrome' Guardian

They are called the 'special girls'. How are they special and why were they chosen?

A doctor is found beaten to death in woods close to a summer camp for young women with eating disorders. The camp is run by the charismatic Professor Chesham. DI Grace Fisher is called in, but is quickly pulled from the investigation - to head up a cold case inquiry involving Chesham himself.

Some years earlier, one of Chesham's patients made allegations that he sexually assaulted her.

As Grace uncovers the lies that led to the doctor's murder, she discovers the full extent of the damage done to the special girls - and the danger they are still in.

“Plenty of suspense and gripping, instructive writing about real people facing impossible, often tragic predicaments. This is an excellent crime nove l, warmly recommended”

Isabelle Grey has already distinguished herself . . . combines attention to detail with compassionate intelligence - Sunday Times on Shot Through the Heart

Full of well-handled forensics and the brooding atmosphere of the Essex coast . . . impressive - Mail on Sunday on Shot Through the Heart

An unusual police procedural . . . beautifully written, full of interesting insights, and atmospherically set - Literary Review on Shot Through the Heart

Grey's credentials as a television writer shine through . . . the inner workings of the Major Investigation Team are just as enthralling to read about as the serial killer they are hunting. Kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end - Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go, on Good Girls Don't Die

Assured, convincing and especially good on . . . the delicate - and often dodgy - nature of the relationship between the police and the press - Laura Wilson, Guardian on Good Girls Don't Die

Isabelle Grey is a television screenwriter whose credits include Jimmy McGovern's BAFTA award-winning Accused: Tina's Story as well as over thirty-five episodes of Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Rosemary and Thyme, The Bill and Wycliffe. She has also written non-fiction and been a magazine editor and freelance journalist. Isabelle's previous novels include two psychological thrillers, The Bad Mother and Out Of Sight as well as the first two books in the DI Grace Fisher series, Good Girls Don't Die and Shot Through the Heart. Isabelle grew up in Manchester and now lives in north London.

Sarah Hilary calls The Special Girls 'Compelling and compassionate' . Perfect for fans of BROADCHURCH and LINE OF DUTY 'A brave and harrowing novel' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH 'A penetrating analysis of Stockholm Syndrome' Guardian They are called the 'special girls'. How are they special and why were they chosen? A doctor is found beaten to death in woods close to a summer camp for young women with eating disorders. The camp is run by the charismatic Professor Chesham. DI Grace Fisher is called in, but is quickly pulled from the investigation - to head up a cold case inquiry involving Chesham himself.Some years earlier, one of Chesham's patients made allegations that he sexually assaulted her.As Grace uncovers the lies that led to the doctor's murder, she discovers the full extent of the damage done to the special girls - and the danger they are still in.

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