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by Cath Staincliffe
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by Cath Staincliffe
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Christmas is coming but private eye Sal Kilkenny isn't in festive mood. As usual she is cash-strapped, and being a single mum she faces greater pressures than most to deliver yuletide delights. The last thing she needs therefore is more hassle in the form of a death that may not be as straightforward as it seems, and an invitation to straighten out a loutish teenager. But she takes up the double challenge anyway and finds herself involved in a tangle of murder, racism and deceit. Staincliffe has a big following for her Sal Kilkenny series of thrillers, of which this is the fifth. The story is told in the first person, creating instant empathy with the hardbitten but compassionate protagonist who only became a private eye to get off the dole. Sal lives and operates in Manchester, and her work takes her into the seamy side of urban life with its prejudices, problems and unsavoury characters. Each of these figures large in a tale that begins with the apparent suicide of a black woman who has fallen from the top of a multi-storey car park. The police and coroner seem too anxious to accept convenient explanations and unwilling to admit that racism may be playing a part. The city setting is authentic, right down to the gothic surroundings of rainswept Albert Square and the constantly changing skyline that many Mancunians regard as a cage. Staincliffe has woven an original, disturbing plotline into this background which itself forms an essential part of the story. In Sal Kilkenny we have a likeable character with a streak of northern bluntness and an unwavering determination to fight for the underdog. She and her creator are helping to give Britcrime a new and powerful cutting edge. (Kirkus UK)
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It's the count down to Christmas and Sal Kilkenny is exhausted even just thinking about the festive season - so when she is asked to investigate a seemingly straightforward suicide, she turns the case down. But eventually persuaded, against her better judgement, to help the family trace their mothers' last hours, Sal is ashamed to realise how little the authorities had bothered to investigate and starts to have her own suspicions about the death. Why would a woman so petrified of heights choose to jump from the top of Manchester's Arndale Centre car park? Written with beautiful attention to the nuances of everyday life, Towers of Silence is an emotionally involving journey into the heart of a city hiding dark secrets.
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Christmas is coming but private eye Sal Kilkenny isn't in festive mood. As usual she is cash-strapped, and being a single mum she faces greater pressures than most to deliver yuletide delights. The last thing she needs therefore is more hassle in the form of a death that may not be as straightforward as it seems, and an invitation to straighten out a loutish teenager. But she takes up the double challenge anyway and finds herself involved in a tangle of murder, racism and deceit. Staincliffe has a big following for her Sal Kilkenny series of thrillers, of which this is the fifth. The story is told in the first person, creating instant empathy with the hardbitten but compassionate protagonist who only became a private eye to get off the dole. Sal lives and operates in Manchester, and her work takes her into the seamy side of urban life with its prejudices, problems and unsavoury characters. Each of these figures large in a tale that begins with the apparent suicide of a black woman who has fallen from the top of a multi-storey car park. The police and coroner seem too anxious to accept convenient explanations and unwilling to admit that racism may be playing a part. The city setting is authentic, right down to the gothic surroundings of rainswept Albert Square and the constantly changing skyline that many Mancunians regard as a cage. Staincliffe has woven an original, disturbing plotline into this background which itself forms an essential part of the story. In Sal Kilkenny we have a likeable character with a streak of northern bluntness and an unwavering determination to fight for the underdog. She and her creator are helping to give Britcrime a new and powerful cutting edge. (Kirkus UK)
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It's the count down to Christmas and Sal Kilkenny is exhausted even just thinking about the festive season - so when she is asked to investigate a seemingly straightforward suicide, she turns the case down. But eventually persuaded, against her better judgement, to help the family trace their mothers' last hours, Sal is ashamed to realise how little the authorities had bothered to investigate and starts to have her own suspicions about the death. Why would a woman so petrified of heights choose to jump from the top of Manchester's Arndale Centre car park? Written with beautiful attention to the nuances of everyday life, Towers of Silence is an emotionally involving journey into the heart of a city hiding dark secrets.
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