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    The Mortician

    Sharon Bolton

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    'Recalls Christie at her most inventive' - Sunday Times

    Prepare the body. Don't ask questions. Protect the ones you love.

    Young mortician Ella Foxton has built her life around honouring the dead and guiding them to their final resting place. Her peace is shattered when Jonny Massey, a notorious gangster, arrives at her small funeral parlour demanding she provide a lavish funeral for his brother Jimmy.

    DS Brian Rushton, meanwhile, suspects the Masseys are behind a shocking double murder. But no one, it seems, has the courage to back him up.

    As Ella prepares Jimmy's remains, she realises it's not just a body Massey wants buried, but a lifetime of violent secrets. So, when Beatrice Hebblethwaite, head of a rival criminal family, demands Jimmy's body as payback for the Massey's involvement in the death of her son, Ella finds herself caught between the warring gangs and her own desire for the truth.

    Perfect for fans of fast-paced crime thrillers with strong female leads, Sharon Bolton's The Mortician will keep you hooked until the final page.

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    Sharon (formerly S J) Bolton lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband and, occasionally, her grown up son and is working on her eighteenth novel; her eighth with Orion.

    Her first book, Sacrifice, was voted Best New Read by Amazon.uk, whilst her second, Awakening, won the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award (part of the prestigious Edgars) in the US. In 2014, she won the CWA Dagger in the Library. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the CWA Steel Dagger, the Theakston's Prize for Best Thriller, the International Thriller Writers' Best First Novel award, the Prix Du Polar in France and the Martin Beck award in Sweden.

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