Persons Unknown
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4.2 • 39 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust.
‘[Steiner] solidified the promise of last year’s debut, Missing, Presumed, with another hyper-realistic police procedural’ Guardian: Books of the Year 2017
A YOUNG MAN MURDERED
A city banker bleeds to death yards from a Cambridgeshire police headquarters.
A DETECTIVE OUT OF HER DEPTH
DI Manon Bradshaw’s world is turned upside down when the victim turns out to be closer to her than she could have guessed.
WHO SHOULD SHE BELIEVE?
When even her trusted colleagues turn their backs on her, it’s time to contemplate the unthinkable: are those she holds dear capable of murder?
Manon Bradshaw is back.
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'Steiner has a quirky, evocative prose style that is often very funny and her novels are highly entertaining and full of memorable, well-rounded characters' Sunday Express
'Bradshaw is an engaging heroine, full of self-doubt and contradiction, but whose caustic wit gleams through the grim murder inquiry' Daily Mail
'Winning prose, sympathetic characters and an appreciation of life’s joys as keen as a knowledge of its dangers' Wall Street Journal
‘An ingeniously and extravagantly plotted, multi-voiced thrillride … wise and witty … beautifully written’ Irish Times
‘I loved it … Persons Unknown is like walking on quicksand, for reader and detective alike' Val McDermid
'A smart and funny rumination on motherhood' New York Times
'Strikingly modern…It is refreshing to see a detective grappling with real life dilemmas but they never get in the way of the plot, which is clever and original. A series to watch from a confident writer who draws even minor characters with care and sympathy' Sunday Times
‘By turns tense and tender, gripping and moving, and always beautifully written. I didn’t read this book so much as live it: DI Manon Bradshaw is so convincingly human that I often wonder what she’s up to now’ Erin Kelly
‘The best new crime series in years’ Sarah Perry
About the author
Susie Steiner began her writing career as a news reporter first on local papers, then on the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph and The Times. In 2001 she joined the Guardian, where she worked as a commissioning editor for 11 years. Her first novel, Homecoming – described as 'truly exceptional' by the Observer – was published by Faber & Faber in 2013. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
One of our favourite detectives, DI Manon Bradshaw, returns with an unsettling new case to investigate. The world-weary, blade-sharp investigator has relocated to Cambridgeshire to work cold-cases; her interest in a recent murder leads her uncomfortably close to home. Susie Steiner fleshes out the personalities and inner conflicts of each character with captivating depth and detail, weaving an unforgettable thriller that asks bold questions about racism, corruption and family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Det. Insp. Manon Bradshaw is back in Steiner's stellar sequel to 2016's Missing, Presumed. Although she's officially assigned to missing persons cases, Manon couldn't be more interested in the inquiry into the stabbing murder of London wealth manager Jon-Oliver Ross, given the case's personal ties to her family. After her brief stint in London, during which she adopted her 12-year-old son, Fly Dent, Manon decided to return home to Cambridgeshire, much to Fly's dismay; he hates being the only black boy in a predominantly white village. Racial profiling is everywhere; Fly soon becomes the prime and only suspect in the murder of Ross, who came to Cambridgeshire to visit his ex-girlfriend and son Manon's sister, Ellie, and nearly three-year-old nephew, Solomon. Manon's old team, including her former underling, the recently promoted Det. Sgt. Davy Walker, seem quick to jump to conclusions and align the evidence so that it points to Fly as the culprit. Steiner grapples with serious social justice issues in a darkly humorous crime novel not to be missed.
Customer Reviews
Loved it!
The characters, their stories, the human condition, the mystery, the laugh out loud moments. Cannot get enough of Detective Manon Bradshaw and the people who surround her! Susie Steiner’s talent is a force of nature!