UNCOVER THE VERY BEST IN CRIME AND THRILLER WRITING
Decades of evil have gone unchecked. Until now…
‘There are plenty of twists in this compelling and compassionate tale’ SARAH HILARY
DI Grace Fisher investigates the murder of a young doctor working at a summer camp for young girls with eating disorders. Professor Ned Chesham, the man behind the camp deep in the Essex countryside, is hailed as a miracle worker, but the murder of one of his team throws a spotlight on his work and the ‘special girls’ under his care.
Grace Fisher is pulled from the murder investigation to head up a cold case review involving Chesham himself. She must tread carefully: Chesham has just been knighted, he has friends in high places and any suspicion about his work risks damaging his patients even further. But the deeper Grace probes, the clearer it becomes that there is something rotten at the heart of his treatment programme.
As Grace peels away the lies that led to the young doctor’s murder and uncovers the extent of the damage done to Chesham’s patients, she realises how few people want her to get to the truth. Is there anyone she can trust with the horrifying secret of the special girls?
THE SPECIAL GIRLS is a nailbiting thriller with a main character you will love and a final twist that will break your heart
What people are saying about THE SPECIAL GIRLS:
‘The standout crime novel of 2017’ CRIMESQUAD
‘A brave and harrowing novel’ SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘An utterly believable and chilling tale of the abuse of the vulnerable. Beautifully crafted, it has an intelligence and emotional heft that sets it above the usual crime novel. The best DI Grace Fisher yet’ ANYA LIPSKA
‘There are plenty of twists in this compelling and compassionate tale’ SARAH HILARY
DI Grace Fisher investigates the murder of a young doctor working at a summer camp for young girls with eating disorders. Professor Ned Chesham, the man behind the camp deep in the Essex countryside, is hailed as a miracle worker, but the murder of one of his team throws a spotlight on his work and the ‘special girls’ under his care.
Grace Fisher is pulled from the murder investigation to head up a cold case review involving Chesham himself. She must tread carefully: Chesham has just been knighted, he has friends in high places and any suspicion about his work risks damaging his patients even further. But the deeper Grace probes, the clearer it becomes that there is something rotten at the heart of his treatment programme.
As Grace peels away the lies that led to the young doctor’s murder and uncovers the extent of the damage done to Chesham’s patients, she realises how few people want her to get to the truth. Is there anyone she can trust with the horrifying secret of the special girls?
THE SPECIAL GIRLS is a nailbiting thriller with a main character you will love and a final twist that will break your heart
What people are saying about THE SPECIAL GIRLS:
‘The standout crime novel of 2017’ CRIMESQUAD
‘A brave and harrowing novel’ SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘An utterly believable and chilling tale of the abuse of the vulnerable. Beautifully crafted, it has an intelligence and emotional heft that sets it above the usual crime novel. The best DI Grace Fisher yet’ ANYA LIPSKA
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Reviews
A thrilling read that will leave you wanting much more of Grace Fisher
Assured, convincing and especially good on . . . the delicate - and often dodgy - nature of the relationship between the police and the press
Grey's credentials as a television writer shine through . . . the inner workings of the Major Investigation Team are just as enthralling to read about as the serial killer they are hunting
Plenty of suspense and gripping, instructive writing about real people facing impossible, often tragic predicaments. This is an excellent crime novel, warmly recommended
Top notch crime fiction . . . a superb example of its kind
A realistic, gripping police procedural . . . they rarely get better than this
An intelligent, sophisticated police procedural with a completely believable central character and a strong moral core. Emotional and hardhitting, highly recommended
An unusual police procedural . . . beautifully written, full of interesting insights, and atmospherically set
Combines attention to detail with compassionate intelligence
Combines clever plot twists with a surprising delicacy of feeling
Full of well-handled forensics and the brooding atmosphere of the Essex coast
The writing is fluid and enthralling . . . a terrific and believable supporting cast
Isabelle Grey never loses sight of the impact on victims in this brave and harrowing novel
A penetrating analysis of Stockholm Syndrome with a notably filmic sensibility
