No Good Deed

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In a freezing Glasgow tenement a Special Branch undercover operation has gone disastrously wrong. A nine-year-old boy and Orla McLeod, who was spearheading the case, are the only ones left alive. Orla's a damaged woman, she knows about violence, so she's not going to let anyone else take care of Jamie.

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'Uncompromising...brilliantly depicted' Gemma O'Connor

Compulsive reading from page one to the shattering conclusion...Manda Scott's writing is simply beautiful - Denise Mina

Gritty, literate, and engaging, NO GOOD DEED is an exceptional achievement. Manda Scott is a fine writer, with a great future - Julia Wallis Martin

Dark, taut and edgy, Manda Scott's debut thriller exerts an emotional grip that tightens to a twisting stranglehold. There's not a word wasted in this unflinching novel, which still manages to demonstrate the profound power of love. It's a joy to read something so intelligent, so direct and so beautifully crafted - Val McDermid

Manda Scott picks us up by the scruff of the neck, drags us kicking and bumping along the rough side of life, then makes us fall in love with her characters along the way. Wow, just...wow - Laurie R. King

Author Bio

Manda Scott is a veterinary surgeon, writer and climber. Born and educated in Scotland, she trained at the Glasgow Vet School and now lives and works in Suffolk.