<p>Praise for DISHONOUR:</p>
<p>‘Terrific! A great read from start to finish.’<br />Jessie Keane, author of DIRTY GAME and SCARLET WOMEN</p>
<p>Praise for Helen Black:</p>
<p>‘A fantastic first novel’<br />Jane Elliott, author of THE LITTLE PRISONER and SADIE</p>
<p>‘A dark and gripping read that will have you on the edge of your seat … this terrific debut novel is full of intrigue and a real page-turner.’<br />Closer Magazine</p>

Family care lawyer Lilly Valentine’s life is demanding enough. But when she is begged for help by Anwar Khan after his teenage sister commits suicide, she finds herself dragged into a community terrified by a self-styled vigilante group vowing to protect it’s women – by any means necessary… Treated with extreme hostility by the girl's family, Lilly is about to jettison the case. But when the police turn up and arrest the dead girl's younger brother for her murder, she's knows she's already in too deep. Together with her new assistant Taslima, Lilly gets caught up in the sinister world of a self-styled vigilante group vowing to protect the 'honour' of the women in their community – and punishing those who 'stray.' When another young Muslim girl disappears, Lilly knows it's only a matter of time before the group take the law into their own hands. But with so much in her own life at stake, has Lilly finally taken on more than she can handle?
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Family care lawyer Lilly Valentine’s life is demanding enough. But when she is begged for help by Anwar Khan after his teenage sister commits suicide, she finds herself dragged into a community terrified by a self-styled vigilante group vowing to protect it’s women – by any means necessary…
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• Featuring the tough-talking Lilly Valentine, a family lawyer who represents children in care. • A gritty, hard-hitting read that will engross fans of Martina Cole, Mandasue Heller and June Hampson. • Damaged Goods, Helen Black’s debut novel, was a No.3 Heatseeker and has sold over 40k copies to date. • Author is a practising lawyer who specialises in representing children in the care system. • Major marketing and publicity campaign. • Featured title in AVON’s Closer book club - over 550k readers. All bookshop, independent and library sales to Gardners Books and Bertrams.www.gardners.comwww.bertrams.com www.harpercollins.co.uk/avon Competition: Martina Cole, Kevin Lewis, Mandasue Heller.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847560728
Publisert
2009-12-10
Utgiver
Vendor
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
178 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Helen Black was brought up in a mining town in West Yorkshire. She moved to London in her twenties and trained to be a commercial lawyer. On qualification she shifted lanes and has practised criminal and family law for over ten years. She specialises in representing children in the care system. She now lives in Bedfordshire with her husband and young children.