The Dead Don't Speak

'Compelling' IAN RANKIN

'Stunning' SUNDAY TIMES

The brilliant new novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew.

A city that's no longer safe...

An anonymous vigilante stalks the streets of Edinburgh. As his behaviour escalates, the police are at a loss - they can find no clues to his identity, and no trace of his whereabouts.

A detective in the path of danger...

DI Helen Birch has been told to stay away from the case - but she's never been one to play by the rules. When her colleague Amy comes to her asking for help, DI Birch finds it impossible to resist the challenge - and soon, her life is on the line.

Will she crack the case before it breaks her? Or has she finally met her match?

A gripping crime thriller for fans of Susie Steiner, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid - guaranteed to keep you up all night...

PRAISE FOR CLAIRE ASKEW:

'Thought-provoking' Mail on Sunday

'A crackerjack read' Val McDermid

'Meticulous and compelling' Ian Rankin

'Thoughtful and well-written' Guardian

'Compellingly written' Daily Mail

'Stunning' Erin Kelly

'Absorbing and thought-provoking' The Times

“Praise for A Matter of Time A breathless , real-time, 24 -style thriller that combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . . taut - i newspaper”

Praise for Claire Askew:
A breathless, real-time, 24-style thriller that combines nail-biting tension with boundless compassion Erin Kelly
Tell Jack Bauer he's been supplanted . . . taut i newspaper
Askew has delivered a peak-page turner and fans of crime-fiction will be left with a cliffhanger ending and a pronounced desire to learn where DI Birch turns up next... Irish Examiner
Compelling Marie Claire
Claire Askew is proving to be a master of the suspenseful police procedural Sunday Times Crime Club
Utterly captivating Heat

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.

'Compelling' IAN RANKIN 'Stunning' SUNDAY TIMES The brilliant new novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew. DI Helen Birch is recovering from major surgery, housebound and exceptionally bored. Her boss, DCI McLeod, has made it crystal clear: she is not to take on any work until her recuperation is over.In her absence, Amy Kato is promoted to sergeant and is given a maddening case to work on: Edinburgh is being plagued by an anonymous vigilante. He started small, meting out punishment to obnoxious boy racers and other antisocial folk, but his behaviour is escalating. Amy can tell from the anonymous online paper trail he leaves. His writings are increasingly confident, and increasingly threatening. And yet he also seems to be invisible: her team can find no clue as to his identity, and no trace of his whereabouts.At first, McLeod doesn't see the case as a huge deal. Concerned, Amy comes to Birch in secret to ask for help, and Birch finds it impossible to resist taking action: placing her directly in the path of immense danger ... A gripping crime thriller for fans of Susie Steiner, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid - guaranteed to keep you up all night... PRAISE FOR CLAIRE ASKEW: 'Thought-provoking' Mail on Sunday 'A crackerjack read' Val McDermid 'Meticulous and compelling' Ian Rankin 'Thoughtful and well-written' Guardian 'Compellingly written' Daily Mail 'Stunning' Erin Kelly 'Absorbing and thought-provoking' The Times

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