The Set-Up
Published on 1. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-340-82928-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the bestselling style of Martina Cole comes this nail-biting thriller pitting a ruthless villain against a tough but vulnerable woman. Number One disappears after a night out with her girlfriends. She was young, successful and beautiful. Number Two disappears after working late at the office. She was young, successful and beautiful. Number Three disappears after a business trip to New York. She was young, successful and beautiful. The Dublin police are baffled, and call in Kate Waters, crime profiler, to give them a lead. Kate welcomes the job, but she has a history with the lead detective on the case, Timmy Vaughan, and they both fight to keep things on a firmly professional footing. As the investigation progresses, Kate and Vaughan realise they are dealing with some of Dublin's most vicious criminals - and that they seem to have an informer within their own ranks.
Reviews / Votes
"'This well-researched crime thriller turns the spotlight on a world that most of us will be grateful never to visit.' - Irish Independent 'Gritty and engrossing' - Irish World 'A terrific read... the plot sweeps along, never missing a beat... we might even have a Minette Walters in the making here. More, please.' - Irish Times Weekend Review 'Deftly plotted, the book bristles with the pace of a good news story... It would be a crime not to read it.' - Ireland on Sunday"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 176 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
241 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-82928-8 (9780340829288)
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Person
Liz Allen was born in Dublin in 1969. She wrote her first newspaper article at the age of fifteen, whilst still at school. She worked on several national newspapers in Dublin for thirteen years, a career which took her into the depths of the Irish underworld and the judicial system, where she was called by the State to give evidence against several high-profile gangland figures. In 2001 she left journalism and in 2002 began work on her first novel. She lives in Wicklow with her husband, Andrew and their two daughters.