An award-winning debut police procedural crime thriller novel set in Sheffield new for 2025

'Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story' Ann Cleeves

Don't miss this award winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly murder has Diana questioning everything she knows, and secrets come to light that threaten to tear her world apart

Silence protects the victims… And the killer

When the dismembered body of a headmaster is found on the derelict site of a former school in Sheffield, DI Diana Walker finds herself chasing shadows.

Faced with missing teachers, unreported crimes and silent witnesses, Diana is running out of leads. Her colleagues insist this is just another instance of gang violence, but Diana knows there’s something more. Something everyone’s too scared to talk about.

With her reputation on the line, Diana is determined to find the truth. Her search for answers leads to Sheffield’s neglected underbelly, where she finds distrust, horrifying secrets and a whole new understanding of justice.

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'An amazing book shedding light on a number of complex issues' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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Novels that illuminate contemporary issues, while sticking to a stellar plot, are rare enough to stand out. Nina Bhadreshwar’s debut, set around a disused school in Sheffield, does it triumphantly

" - The Sunday Times

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A procedural with a social conscience, this page-turner illuminates the tensions as multi-cultural Sheffield, as well as the British violence against the Kikuyu people in 1950s Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising

" - The Bookseller

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A multi-layered novel which explores far more than your average police procedural

" - i Paper

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With themes including racism and misogyny, this is an intelligent slow-burn

" - Crime Monthly

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DI Walker is a worthy addition to the band of fictional female detectives and is set to become a firm favourite for crime fans

" - Irish News