DEAD NORTH
Two dead cops and a suspect who won’t talk.
“A white-knuckle, breathlessly-paced read that also has heart” – Louise Beech, critically acclaimed author of Maria in the Moon
“A pacy thriller, rich in voice and with a gratifying degree of complexity. Hames knows how to deliver” – John Bowen, bestselling author of Death Stalks Kettle Street and Where The Dead Walk
Once the brightest star in the legal firmament, Sam Williams has hit rock bottom, with barely a client to his name and a short-term cash problem that’s looking longer by the minute. So when he’s summoned to Manchester to help a friend crack a case involving the murder of two unarmed police officers and a suspect who won’t say a word, he jumps at the chance to resurrect his career.
In Manchester he’ll struggle against resentful locals, an enigmatic defence lawyer who thinks he’s stepping on her toes, beatings, corrupt cops and people who’ll do anything to protect their secrets. On its streets, he’ll see people die. But it’s in the hills and valleys further north that Sam will face the biggest challenge of all: learning who he really is and facing the ghosts of his past.
He’s working someone else’s case, and he’s in way over his head. But sometimes you need the wrong man in the right place.
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