All formats/editions
Description
The Tower, previously published as Post Mortem, is a major ITV drama. An intricate, gritty and believable crime novel from an ex-detective with the Met's murder squad. She could not escape the horror of it: falling unstoppably, irretrievably until the hard concrete reaches up. That last glimpse of them at the edge. A long-serving beat cop in the Met and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in London's East End. Left alive on the roof are a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer, Lizzie Griffiths. Within hours, Griffiths has disappeared, and DS Sarah Collins sets out to uncover the truth around the grisly deaths, in an investigation which takes her into the dark heart of policing in London. An absorbing debut... The author vividly re-creates the everyday experience of uniformed police... The result is a complex novel that offers rare insights into how the police operate. ― Sunday Times Knowledgeable, thoughtful, sensitive and well written... The changing priorities of policing and the evolving prejudices of society in general are ever-present undercurrents in this excellent and thought-provoking novel. ― Literary Review A complex, intelligent, thrilling crime novel by a debut author, from a real serving detective in the Metropolitan Police's murder squad. ― Weekend Sport Intelligent, atmospheric, captivating - this book draws you in and doesn't let you go. - Rosamund Lupton ― Rosamund Lupton
All Formats/Editions
Click the Download button to download a copy of the MARC file.
Enter your FTP details below to send the MARC export file via FTP.
Product recommendations
by Kate London
by Angela Britnell
by Stefan Spjut
by Cathy Sharp
by Hannah Dolby
by Elodie Harper
by Alison MacLeod
by Sarah Tranter
by Helen Lederer
Professional reviews
"A complex, intelligent, thrilling crime novel by an author who has walked the beat. ‘Intelligent, atmospheric, captivating - this book draws you in and doesn't let you go. A must read.’ ROSAMUND LUPTON Kate London is a former police officer in the Metropolitan Police Service. Like all police officers she started in uniform, and then moved into the CID as a detective constable."
Stay up to date with W.F.Howes news and announcements
The Home of Audiobooks & Large Print