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Dead To Me

Dead To Me

A daughter’s death
A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat.

A mother’s love
Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system, only to lose her again, and is convinced that the low-life boyfriend is to blame.

Two ordinary women, one extraordinary job
DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel’s boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has her doubts.

Together Scott and Bailey must hunt a killer, but a life fighting crime can be no life at all...

Reviews

  • Thoroughly excellent

    (TV REVIEW), Guardian

  • Gripping

    (TV REVIEW), Observer

  • DS Rachel Bailey and DC Janet Scott... make tweedy Oxbridge-educated gentlemen detectives seem like a long distant memory

    (TV REVIEW), Guardian

  • Genuinely funny and touching

    (TV REVIEW), Metro

  • [A] grounded, realistic look at the world of the Manchester murder squad

    (TV REVIEW), theartsdesk

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About the Author

Cath Staincliffe

Cath Staincliffe is an established novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV's hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath was shortlisted for the CWA best first novel award for her acclaimed Sal Kilkenny series and for the Dagger in the Library. Her latest stand-alone novels all focus on topical moral dilemmas. She is a founding member of Murder Squad, a group who promote crime fiction. http://www.cathstaincliffe.co.uk

Cath Staincliffe

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