Shot Through the Heart: a dark and compelling crime thriller
By (Author) Isabelle Grey
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
27th September 2016
22nd September 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
416
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 32mm
289g
The second DI Grace Fisher thriller from screenwriter and novelist Isabelle Grey.
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 herAs 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.An unusual police procedural . . . beautifully written, full of interesting insights, and atmospherically set - Literary Review on Shot Through the Heart
Grey's credentials as a television writer shine though . . . the inner working of the Major Investigation Team are just as enthralling to read about as the serial killer they are huntingAssured, convincing and especially good on . . . the delicate - and often dodgy - nature of the relationship between the police and the press - GuardianCombines clever plot twists with a surprising delicacy of feeling - Sunday Times on Good Girls Don't DieFull of well-handled forensics and the brooding atmosphere of the Essex coast, this is an impressive second episode in a very promising series - Mail on SundayAn unusual police procedural . . . beautifully written, full of interesting insights, and atmospherically set - Literary Review on Shot Through the HeartGrey's credentials as a television writer shine though . . . the inner working of the Major Investigation Team are just as enthralling to read about as the serial killer they are huntingAssured, convincing and especially good on . . . the delicate - and often dodgy - nature of the relationship between the police and the press - GuardianIsabelle Grey is a television screenwriter. Author of two standalone psychological thrillers,The Bad Mother and Out of Sight, she has also written non-fiction and been a magazine editor and freelance journalist. She grew up in Manchester and lives in Islington, London.