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Sirens

(2017)
(The first book in the Aidan Waits series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2018 British Book Award Debut Book of the Year (shortlist)
2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
2017 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist)
2017 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist)

A riveting thriller about a damaged undercover detective navigating a web of politicians, drug lords, missing persons, and his own flawed department, perfect for readers of Tana French, Don Winslow and Dennis Lehane. 
 
Infiltrating the inner circle of enigmatic criminal Zain Carver is dangerous enough. Pulling it off while also rescuing Isabelle Rossiter, a runaway politician’s daughter, from Zain���s influence?
Impossible. That’s why Aidan Waits is the perfect man for the job. Disgraced, emotionally damaged, and despised by his superiors. In other words, completely expendable. 
 
But Aidan is a born survivor. And as he works his way deep into Zain’s shadowy world, he finds that nothing is as it seems. Zain is a mesmerizing, Gatsby-esque figure who lures young women into his orbit—women who have a bad habit of turning up dead. But is Zain really responsible? And will Isabelle be next?
 
Before long, Aidan finds himself in over his head, cut loose by his superiors, and dangerously attracted to the wrong woman. How can he save the girl if he can’t even save himself?



Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Razor-sharp urban noir - very special indeed." - Lee Child

"Sirens immediately feels like a classic, not a debut . . . a book for every crime fan." - Julia Heaberlin

"Sirens is a powerhouse of noir. Joseph Knox owns Manchester and paints it in all its grimy colours." - Val McDermid


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