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Crack Down

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About the author

Val McDermid grew up in Kirkcaldy, on the east coast of Scotland and read English at Oxford. Crack Down, part of a series featuring Kate Brannigan, was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger in 1994.

About the book

There is only one reason that the Manchester-based private detective Kate Brannigan is prepared to let her boyfriend help her investigation into a car sales fraud — nothing bad can happen. But Kate should know that with Richard you must expect the unexpected.

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When Richard ends up behind bars, Kate seems the obvious choice to look after his 8-year-old son — who proves even more troublesome than his father. Kate finds herself dragged into a world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, fraudsters and violent gangland enforcers, bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.