Remain Silent

Steiner combines a compelling plot with chilling social commentary Sunday Times Wonderful a twisting mystery of modern Britain Mail on Sunday My favourite fictional detective a writer whose characters youll miss after you turn the final page Daily Express Taut and intelligenta portrait of a very real woman, one for whom the job isnt everything, but who isnt fulfilled by motherhood either Observer An ideal protagonist for our times Guardian My favourite new detective deeply enjoyable Sunday Express Her best yet, which is saying something INDIA KNIGHT So spot-on about love, relationships, middle-age, being a woman. The plot broke my heart MARIAN KEYES Brilliantly gripping Manon Bradshaw is one of my favourite literary creations of all time. Im so envious of Susies talent. Her writing is truly without parallel LUCY FOLEY Hurrah for DI Manon Bradshaw in all her tender, outrageously rude, insightful and flawed magnificence Perfect. Loved it FIONA BARTON Made me laugh, kept me guessing till the end and made me care long after Id closed the book. No one writes crime fiction like Susie Steiner: Agatha Christie as scripted by Victoria Wood or Alan Bennett ERIN KELLY Addictive, intelligent, funny and humane. Im pathetically desperate for more CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Brilliant; I cherished every page. Funny, tender, wise, angry and completely gripping, this book is a joy. Manon is a glorious heroine and Susie Steiner is a writer beyond compare JANE CASEY Susie Steiner is a genius heartbreaking and hilarious, profound and page-turning, this book contains multitudes LUCIE WHITEHOUSE Funny, and sad, and astonishingly smart KATHERINE HEINY Remain Silent is as twisty, as riveting and as well written as her previous two appearances LISSA EVANS

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 was described as 'truly exceptional' by the Observer.