Compulsive, gripping and dark, NEVER BE BROKEN is the stunning new novel in the Marnie Rome series, for fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham, and Val McDermid
'Deeply contemporary, painfully real, heartbreakingly good' Mick Herron
'DI Marnie Rome is a three-dimensional character of an emotional depth rarely encountered in the world of fictional cops' The Times
Children are dying on London's streets. Frankie Reece, stabbed through the heart, outside a corner shop. Others recruited from care homes, picked up and exploited; passed like gifts between gangs. They are London's lost.
Then Raphaela Belsham is killed. She's thirteen years old, her father is a man of influence, from a smart part of town. And she's white. Suddenly, the establishment is taking notice.
DS Noah Jake is determined to handle Raphaela's case and Frankie's too. But he's facing his own turmoil, and it's becoming an obsession. DI Marnie Rome is worried, and she needs Noah on side. Because more children are disappearing, more are being killed by the day and the swelling tide of violence needs to be stemmed before it's too late.
NEVER BE BROKEN is a stunning, intelligent and gripping novel which explores how the act of witness alters us, and reveals what lies beneath the veneer of a glittering city.
Sarah Hilary's debut, SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN, won Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year award in 2015 and was a World Book Night selection for 2016. She has been selected for the Richard and Judy Bookclub, and is the author of six novels, all featuring D I Marnie Rome and Noah Jake. She lives in Bath.
Title: Never Be Broken (D.I. Marnie Rome 6)
Author: Hilary, Sarah
ISBN: 9781472249005
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Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2019-05-16
Number of Pages: 368
Weight: 0.6002 kg
[A] searing perceptive novel * Observer *
Deeply contemporary, painfully real, heartbreakingly good -- Mick Herron
Never Be Broken gloriously demonstrates that modern crime fiction really isn't all about the murders -- Val McDermid
Addictive, chilling and beautifully written. The timely story pulls you in deep -- Will Dean
The Marnie Rome stories are clever and sharp, but they also have the most incredibly emotional depth and clarity. I adored it -- Joanna Cannon
Sarah Hilary is going to be up there with the likes of Ruth Rendell, PD James and Val McDermid, as a game changer of British crime fiction * Crime Review *
Tough, tender, absolutely terrifying -- Erin Kelly
Heartbreaking, tense, intelligent storytelling from a writer at the top of her game. You won't get better writing than this * Live and Deadly blog *
Magnificent -- Alex Marwood
Compulsive and page-turning -- Melanie McGrath
A satisfyingly complex mystery * Mail on Sunday *