A Wake of Crows
The first in a completely thrilling new police procedural series set in Scarborough
Published on 3. June 2021
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-4721-3475-2 (ISBN)
Description
'Effective and moving' Literary Review
'Tightly plotted, really well written and a very engaging, unusual detective in the form of DC Donna Morris. An original and refreshing take on police procedurals' Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange
'A gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended.' Irish Independent
The first in a thrilling new police procedural series set in Scarborough and introducing DC Donna Morris - middle-aged, seemingly ordinary - but hiding many secrets...
Donna Morris has chosen to do her probationary year as detective constable in the small seaside town of Scarborough. But on her first day, a body is found in the woods: the corpse of Henrik Gruenttor presents itself as that of a homeless man, dead from his own drug use. However, until recently, Gruenttor had been working at the local GCHQ centre on the Russian section and the postmortem reveals the cause of his death to be uncertain.
Now in her early fifties, Donna has her own reasons for wanting to be in Scarborough, ones she would prefer to keep from her colleagues. For she's not been drawn there by the landscape or the light, or even the beach, but to be closer to her wayward daughter - a daughter serving time in the nearby prison for GBH. Yet beyond even this, Donna hides another secret: she grew up in East Berlin, escaping across the wall in the early 1980s.
Due to the circumstances of her past Donna is drawn to the dead man whose background is not dissimilar to hers... and her persistence reveals there are several people who wanted Gruenttor dead -- and gathered around him in his final days like a wake of crows...
Praise for Kate Evans
'Kate Evans delivers a gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended' Irish Independent
'Well written and without any flashiness, this believable police procedural deals with guilt, vengeance, love, a serial killer with a God complex and redemption. . . effective and moving' Literary Review
'Read this book' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A rich and rewarding police procedural with a candidly portrayed and memorable central character' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A brilliant read' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'Tightly plotted, really well written and a very engaging, unusual detective in the form of DC Donna Morris. An original and refreshing take on police procedurals' Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange
'A gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended.' Irish Independent
The first in a thrilling new police procedural series set in Scarborough and introducing DC Donna Morris - middle-aged, seemingly ordinary - but hiding many secrets...
Donna Morris has chosen to do her probationary year as detective constable in the small seaside town of Scarborough. But on her first day, a body is found in the woods: the corpse of Henrik Gruenttor presents itself as that of a homeless man, dead from his own drug use. However, until recently, Gruenttor had been working at the local GCHQ centre on the Russian section and the postmortem reveals the cause of his death to be uncertain.
Now in her early fifties, Donna has her own reasons for wanting to be in Scarborough, ones she would prefer to keep from her colleagues. For she's not been drawn there by the landscape or the light, or even the beach, but to be closer to her wayward daughter - a daughter serving time in the nearby prison for GBH. Yet beyond even this, Donna hides another secret: she grew up in East Berlin, escaping across the wall in the early 1980s.
Due to the circumstances of her past Donna is drawn to the dead man whose background is not dissimilar to hers... and her persistence reveals there are several people who wanted Gruenttor dead -- and gathered around him in his final days like a wake of crows...
Praise for Kate Evans
'Kate Evans delivers a gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended' Irish Independent
'Well written and without any flashiness, this believable police procedural deals with guilt, vengeance, love, a serial killer with a God complex and redemption. . . effective and moving' Literary Review
'Read this book' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A rich and rewarding police procedural with a candidly portrayed and memorable central character' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A brilliant read' 5 Stars, Reader Review
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 164 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
542 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-3475-2 (9781472134752)
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Kate Evans is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The Donna Morris series is based in Scarborough and along the North Yorkshire coast where she lives and loves to ramble. Trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor, she is interested in the connection between creativity and mental wellbeing. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Sussex University and has taught creative writing. She currently facilitates creative workshops with an emphasis on wellbeing.