Crack Down UK publication: 1994 Publisher: HarperCollins US publication: 1996 Publisher: HarperTorch Shortlisted for the 1994 CWA Gold Dagger and for the 1995 Anthony Award

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Crack Down

Synopsis:
There was only one reason Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan was prepared to let her boyfriend help out with an investigation into a car sales fraud - nothing bad could happen. But by now Kate should know that with Richard you have to expect the unexpected. With the unexpected being Richard behind bars, Kate seems to be the obvious choice to look after his eight-year-old son - who proves even more troublesome than his father. Kate finds herself dragged into a world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, fraudsters and violent gangland enforcers bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.

Reviews:

Daily Mail
'Good atmosphere and a fast fluently told story: Kate is as tough as Warshawski, but less hung up on political correctness.'

TLS
'Wry, spry, resourceful, resilient and fitted out with a quip for every contretemps.'

Literary Review
'Tough, funny, intensely topical. McDermid stands out as one of the few contemporary writers actually nourished by the here and now.' Philip Oakes,

New Law Review
'This author knows the Police and Criminal Evidence Act better than most lawyers.'

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