Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where shed arranged the security.
She’s even less thrilled when the hunt for the thieves drags her on a treacherous foray across Europe as she goes head to head with organised crime. And as if that isn’t enough, a routine industrial sabotage case starts leaving a trail of bodies across the northwest, giving Kate more problems than she can deal with. Cleaning up the mess in Clean Break forces Kate to confront harsh truths in her own life as she battles with a testing array of villains in a case that stretches love and loyalty to the limits.
Publication date UK: 25 May 1995 (HarperCollins)
Publication date US: 17 July 2018 (Grove Atlantic)
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Series: Kate Brannigan Series – Book 4
Solid pleasure…. this moves along with the speed of a Porsche. — Mail On Sunday, Frances Fyfield
Top marks for pace and plot. — Daily Telegraph, Mike Ripley
Zippy action, a well-crafted plot and some refreshingly gritty northern truths. — The Times, Marcel Berlins
Sharp and very funny. — The Sunday Telegraph, Susanna Yager
Sparklingly written. — Daily Mail, Tim Binyon
McDermid’s heroine is as likable as they come – she’s tough and tender in equal measures and has a lovely way with witty one-liners. — Liverpool Daily Post
This Manchester – set series is among the best with a slangy, wise–cracking heroine; good plots and a great cast of characters. A sure winner. — MLB News
