A highly effective police officer, albeit one who keeps her past carefully hidden, Eve West is suspended from duty after a police operation goes catastrophically wrong. Receiving help from an unexpected quarter - a criminal she put away many years before - Eve feels she has no choice but to agree to his request to investigate a possible miscarriage of justice in return. But why is a hardened criminal like John Duran so keen to help a fellow-inmate convicted of the murder of a stable-girl? And why has he chosen Eve to look into the case?
Teaming up with crusading journalist Dan Cooper, Eve begins to uncover disturbing flaws in the original investigation. But as her past is dragged to the surface, she comes to realize she has been plunged into a case more complex and sinister than she ever imagined.
Elena Forbes worked for a number of international investment groups before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of four previous thrillers in the Mark Tartaglia series, the first of which, Die With Me, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award. She lives in central London.
Title: A Bad, Bad Thing (An Eve West Mystery)
Author: Forbes, Elena
ISBN: 9781847519474
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Number of Pages: 320
Weight: 0.4083 kg
Cleverly plotted, the various strands of the story slowly come together revealing a startling ending. A compelling read and one that is highly recommended. * Mystery People *
Eve's own mysterious past inserts itself into an investigation that twists, turns, and continually surprises. Readers will eagerly await her next outing * Publishers Weekly *
Hand this to fans who like character-driven suspense novels such as Nicci French's Frieda Klein books * Library Journal *
This suspenseful police thriller boasts an ending that will leave readers breathless and eager for more from this very talented author * Booklist *