Dead Flowers

by Nicola Monaghan

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Pub Date 1 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 4 Oct 2019

Verve Books

Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

She doesn’t trust the police. She used to be one of them.

Hardened by ten years on the murder squad, DNA analyst Doctor Sian Love has seen it all. So when she finds human remains in the basement of her new home, she knows the drill. Except this time it’s different. This time, it’s personal...

She doesn’t trust the police. She used to be one of them.

Hardened by ten years on the murder squad, DNA analyst Doctor Sian Love has seen it all. So when she finds human remains in the basement...

Advance Praise

'Monaghan's convincing characters swing unpredictably between terrifying and tender, and the often violent encounters usually have a bleakly funny edge' - Independent (London)

'Monaghan's novel is direct and deceptively simple. In spite of suffering there are surprising touches of humour and tenderness that bloom like flowers on asphalt' - Times

'A gripping, mile-a-minute British debut. Enthralling' - Kirkus Reviews

'Monaghan's is a powerful, loving, and honest new voice' - A. L. Kennedy, author of Paradise and So I Am Glad

'Monaghan's convincing characters swing unpredictably between terrifying and tender, and the often violent encounters usually have a bleakly funny edge' - Independent (London)

'Monaghan's novel is...