Phoenix

8vo. Pp. [iv], 294. Glossy pictorial wraps.

Author's first novel. Karen Sharpe, a West Yorkshire Detective Constable with demons, is a one-day-a-year drunk – and on this particular day, two of her ex-partners wind up dead. Is it a random killing, or connected to the past she's trying to forget? One of Orion's "New Blood" series of new authors.

John Connor – Tom Winship's pen name – was a senior criminal lawyer within the Crown Prosecution Service, responsible for over 30 homicide prosecutions over his 14-year career. "Connor makes excellent use of his procedural knowledge to heighten the tension and crank up the pace, building to a breathless climax." –Sherlock Magazine