The Day of the Roaring

*A Times Best Book of the Year* *An iPaper Best Crime Thriller of the Year* 'Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story' Ann Cleeves Don't miss this award-winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly murder has Diana questioning everything she knows, and secrets come to light that threaten to tear her world apart Silence protects the victims… And the killer When the dismembered body of a headmaster is found on the derelict site of a former school in Sheffield, DI Diana Walker finds herself chasing shadows. Faced with missing teachers, unreported crimes and silent witnesses, Diana is running out of leads.

Her colleagues insist this is just another instance of gang violence, but Diana knows there’s something more.

Something everyone’s too scared to talk about. With her reputation on the line, Diana is determined to find the truth.

Her search for answers leads to Sheffield’s neglected underbelly, where she finds distrust, horrifying secrets and a whole new understanding of justice. *Readers love THE DAY OF THE ROARING* 'An absolute gripping and fabulous thriller a true 5 star read' ?????

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Reader Review The Day of the Roaring won the Little, Brown UEA Crime Fiction Award in 2022