Shot Through the Heart: a dark and compelling crime thriller (DI Grace Fisher)

Shot Through the Heart: a dark and compelling crime thriller (DI Grace Fisher)

by IsabelleGrey (Author)

Synopsis

How far would you be willig to go for justice? A gripping thriller from screenwriter and novelist Isabelle Grey, for fans of Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect and Sarah Hilary.

'Full of well-handled forensics and the brooding atmosphere of the Essex coast' Mail on Sunday

When a lone shooter claims the lives of five people on Christmas Day before turning the gun on himself, it's up to DI Grace Fisher to find out, not who did it, but why and how.

Tracing the illegal weapon and its deadly load of homemade bullets, she soon uncovers a toxic web of police corruption, personal vendettas and revenge. But when the enemy is within, who will believe her?

As threats to her safety mount up and the strain of secrecy begins to wreck her friendships, Grace must decide how far she wants to pursue justice - and at what cost.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 24 Mar 2016

ISBN 10: 1784292834
ISBN 13: 9781784292836

Media Reviews
Combines attention to detail with compassionate intelligence * Sunday Times *
Full of well-handled forensics and the brooding atmosphere of the Essex coast * Mail on Sunday *
An unusual police procedural . . . beautifully written, full of interesting insights, and atmospherically set * Literary Review *
Grey's credentials as a television writer shine through . . . the inner working of the Major Investigation Team are just as enthralling to read about as the serial killer they are hunting -- Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go and I See You on Good Girls Don't Die
Assured, convincing and especially good on . . . the delicate - and often dodgy - nature of the relationship between the police and the press -- Laura Wilson on Good Girls Don't Die * Guardian *
Combines clever plot twists with a surprising delicacy of feeling * Sunday Times on Good Girls Don't Die *
A realistic, gripping police procedural . . . they rarely get better than this * Book Addict Shaun on Good Girls Don't Die *
A thrilling read that will leave you wanting much more of Grace Fisher * We Love This Book on Good Girls Don't Die *
Top notch crime fiction . . . a superb example of its kind * Liz Loves Books on Good Girls Don't Die *
The writing is fluid and enthralling . . . a terrific and believable, supporting cast * CrimeThrillerFella on Good Girls Don't Die *
Author Bio
Isabelle Grey is a television screenwriter whose credits include over thirty-five episodes of Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Rosemary and Thyme, The Bill and Wycliffe. She has also written non-fiction and been a magazine editor and freelance journalist. Isabelle's previous novels include two psychological thrillers, The Bad Mother and Out Of Time, and the first book in the DI Grace Fisher series, Good Girls Don't Die. Isabelle grew up in Manchester and now lives in north London.