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ISBN: 9781842433560
Price: £7.99
Casing: Paperback
Format: B (198 x 129mm)
Extent: 384pp
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Pub. Date: May 2011

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Leigh  Russell
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Leigh Russell studied at the University of Kent gaining a Masters degree in English and American literature. A secondary school teacher, specialising in supporting pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties as well as teaching English, Leigh Russell is married with two daughters and lives in Middlesex. Her first novel, Cut Short, was published in 2009, followed by Road Closed in 2010 and Dead End in 2011. The fourth Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel mystery will be published as an ebook first in December 2011 with a paperback due in May 2012.

Cut Short, Leigh's debut novel was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award.

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Dead End

by
Leigh Russell

ABOUT THE BOOK


Another thrilling case featuring Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel

When the corpse of Abigail Kirby is discovered, police are shocked to learn that the victim's tongue was cut out while she lay dying. Shortly after coming forward, a witness is blinded and murdered. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel's flirtation with the pathologist on the case helps her to cope with the distress of finding out she was adopted at birth. Abigail Kirby's teenage daughter runs away from home to meet a girl who befriended her online. Too late, she realises she has made a dreadful mistake – a mistake that may cost her life. Detective Sergeant Ian Peterson uncovers a shocking secret about the serial killer who has been mutilating his murder victims. Does the sergeant's discovery come too late to save Geraldine Steel from a similar dreadful fate?

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CRITICAL ACCLAIM

'All the ingredients combine to make a tense, clever police whodunnit'
- Marcel Berlins, The Times [read the full review]

'I could not put this book down.'
- Ann Marie Muldoon, Newbooks magazine [read the full review]

'A brilliant talent in the thriller field.'
- Jeffery Deaver

''An encounter that will take them into the darkest recesses of the human psyche''
- Barry Forshaw, Crime Time [read the full review]

'Well written and chock full of surprises, this hard-hitting, edge- of-the seat instalment is yet another treat... Geraldine Steel looks set to become a household name. Highly recommended.'
- Amanda C M Gillies, Euro Crime [read the full review]

'Good, old-fashioned, heart-hammering police thriller...a no-frills delivery of pure excitement.'
- SAGA Magazine [read the full review]

'the critical acclaim heaped on Russell thus far in her literary career is well deserved'
- Mike Stafford, bookgeeks.co.uk [read the full review]

'a macabre read, full of enthralling characters and gruesome details which kept me glued from first page to last'
- GS, www.crimesquad.com [read the full review]

'cleverly thought out, gripping and convincing... I couldn't put this book down... can't wait for the next Geraldine Steel story to come out'
- Helen M Hunt, bookersatz.blogspot.com [read the full review]

'a series that can rival other major crime writers out there... Can't wait for the next one!'
- Best Books to Read [read the full review]

'Geraldine Steel is one of Lovereading's Great Crime Sleuths - 'a classic British cop... Geraldine proves great fun and a character who grows on the reader with every successive title in the series' '
- Maxim Jakubowski, lovereading.co.uk [read the full review]

'intriguing'
- LT, Take A Break's Fiction Feast [read the full review]

'Well plotted, and brilliantly executed, with a nail-biting ending'
- Lizzie Hayes (founder member of Mystery Women), promotingcrime.blogspot.com [read the full review]

'Leigh Russell may look like your everyday school teacher, but unlike most other English tutors she is also a bestselling crime writer'
- Tori Giglio , Bushey News [read the full review]

'Leigh Russell kept me guessing... very enjoyable'
- Martha A Cheves, Author and Book Event Center [read the full review]

'Sharp, intelligent and well plotted'
- crimefictionlover.com [read the full review]

'Each Geraldine Steel book gets better'
- The Mole, Nayus Reading Corner [read the full review]

RELATED LINKS

Dead End makes it to No. 49 in Kindle Top 100 bestsellers for 2011

Who moved the goalposts? Leigh Russell talks about the ups and downs of the Kindle Charts.

Leigh Russell gives her thoughts on writing minor characters in Shots Mag Blog

Leigh is interviewed in Criminal-E about Dead End

Dead End in Kindle Top Ten - July 1 2011 - screenshot

9/10 on the 'Best Book to Read' site.

Leigh Russell at No1 on Amazon Kindle.

Leigh Russell's Advice to Aspiring Writers

Review of dead end on www.crimesquad.com 4star rating.

Leigh Russell on the popularity of crime fiction (new)

Leigh Russell on the Prime Writing Academy site

All Crime Authors Depend On Expert Guidance

Writing a Series by Leigh Russell

Is The Writing On The Wall For Literacy? - Leigh Russell in CrimeTime

Interview with Leigh Russell on birdsonawire

Literary thriller was dreamed up on walk in Harrow park

Leigh Russell at CWA Harrogate 2011 - interviewed by Sonia Kilvington

Leigh Russell's Bookshelf

Leigh Russell interviewed in the Verulam Writers Circle Magazine

Leigh Russell on ebooks for InTouch Magazine

Leigh Russell on e-books in Crime Time

Leigh Russell on good and evil in crime fiction, in Crimespree Magazine

Leigh Russell on Dead End

Leigh Russell's Blog

Leigh Russell's Blog on thebookseller.com

Leigh Russell interview on The Rap Sheet site

Leigh Russell interview on the Harrogate Festival website

Leigh Russell in the Times Educational Supplement

Leigh Russell on the 'If Shakespeare had a blog' blog

Leigh Russell interviewed on Write Here, Write Now

Leigh Russell interviewed on Scene of the Crime

Leigh Russell on the Musings of an All Purpose Monkey blog

Leigh Russell in the Watford Observer

Leigh Russell interview in Hertfordshire Life

Leigh Russell interview with In Touch Magazine

Leigh Russell interviewed on Talk Radio Europe (audio)

Leigh Russell talking about Road Closed and Cut Short (audio)

Leigh Russell interviewed on shotsmag.co.uk

Leigh Russell Interview with compulsivereader.com

Leigh Russell's Guest Blog on Nayu's Reading Corner

Leigh Russell Interview with The Imp Magazine (see pp14 - 15)

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Cut Short (pb)
Road Closed (pb)

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