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Working Girls [Kindle Edition]

Maureen Carter
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A hard-hitting debut... fast moving with a well-realised character in Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss. I'll look forward to her next appearance. --Mystery Lovers

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Fifteen years old…brutalised….dumped in a park ….throat slashed….schoolgirl prostitute Michelle Lucas died in agony and terror ……. utterly aloneThe sight breaks the heart of Sergeant Bev Morriss of West Midlands Police. She thought she was hardened, but gazing at Michelle’s pale, broken body she is consumed by a cold fury.She knows this case is different – this is the one that will push her to the edge. Plunging herself into the seedy heart of Birmingham’s vice-land she struggles to infiltrate the deadly jungle of hookers, evil pimps and violent johns. But no one will co-operate, no one will break the wall of silence…Is it fear or guilt? When a second victim dies, Bev knows time is running out. If she is to win the trust of the working girls - she has to take the biggest, most dangerous, gamble of her life … out on the streets.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 539 KB
  • Print Length: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Creative Content Limited (20 April 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003HHQ0XO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #63,600 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fans of police procedural TV - from the Bill to Prime Suspect - and the racier elements of chick-lit will love Maureen Carter's work. Imagine Bridget Jones meets Cracker. Her protagonist Sergeant Bev Morriss is instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever met serving police officers off-duty. I can't personally vouch for the authenticity of the portrayal of prostitutes (the other "working girls" of the title) but there's certainly a ring of truth about the language of the Brummie underclass Ms Carter describes. In the best Agatha Christie tradition, the whodunnit element doesn't cheat the reader - all the clues are there - while the subject matter - the murder of a fifteen year old prostitute - and the contemporary treatment place the narrative firmly in a more modern tradition - gritty, pacy, realistic and, as befits a former Newsnight presenter, televisual. When's the TV adaptation going to hit our screens?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A cracking read 7 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover
I read this book quite some time ago, and thought I had already reviewed it!
This is a staggering first novel, with a heartfelt yet gritty plot. It introduces Bev Morriss and her 'unique' approach to policing. The characters are well drawn out, the plot gripping and exciting leaving you sad to reach the end and wanting more.
I totally disagree with the two bad reviews given here, i can only imagine they are reading a different book or have recently graduated from the point crime teen series. Or despite protestations otherwise, are possibly jealous failed authors with a grudge...which might make an interesting plot for a future book!
Carter goes from strength to strength and boy! Did she start strong.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just read Working Girls. It is such a relief to find a detective such as Sgt Bev Morris, who does not suffer from alcoholism and the other angsts, which seem almost compulsory nowadays. She is a warm but feisty character and is developed well, by Maureen Carter's careful build up and taut writing.
I was so impressed that I have placed an order for her other 3 books and look forward to her fifth next year.
Bev Morris is someone that the reader has an immediate liking and empathy for and is a valuable addition to our fictional police officers.
Mike Herwin
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A good read! Ignore the bad reviews!
I disagree with the two reviews from "A Reader". This is Maureen's first novel, and admittedly it does show. Read more
Published on 12 April 2007 by R. Belson
An intelligent addition to the crime genre
As an avid reader I found this book particularly stimulating with a fast-moving narrative and a lack of predictablity. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2002 by A reader
Save your money!
I totally agree with the other reviewer - this has got to be the worst book I have ever read. Cliche after cliche mixed with an array of seriously bad puns leaves you wondering... Read more
Published on 15 July 2002
Have We Been Reading The Same Book?
I'm only dropping this in because I had to read this book recently and wondered what other people thought of it. It astonishes me that so many people enjoyed it. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2002
Amazing first novel.
Maureen Carter's Working Girls is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down, nearly forgetting to pick my children up from school twice! Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2001
Witty exciting hard hitting and full of suspense.
Maureen Carter's Working Girls is an exciting and excellent new contribution to the genre of crime fiction. The main character, D.S. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2001
Gripping, hard hitting , but so very human
Certainly a book impossible to put down. It gives an insite into a world few of us have ever thought about and leaves us with an empathy for the 'Working Girls'. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2001
A thrilling read
Maureen Carter's first crime novel is truly amazing. I really couldn't put it down. It follows the detective Bev Morriss as she works to locate the killer of local prostitutes. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2001
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