Weight | 0.227 kg |
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Dimensions | 199 × 129 × 21 mm |
ISBN | 9781408886618 |
Cover | Paperback |
Publication Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Raven Books |
£7.99
This is How it Ends
LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR
Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month
The Times Crime Book of the Month
Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week
‘Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She’s top drawer’ Ian Rankin
This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end?
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