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Deborah Masson
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Deborah Masson

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Deborah Masson was born and bred in Aberdeen, Scotland. Always restless and fighting against being a responsible adult, she worked in several jobs including secretarial, marketing, reporting for the city's freebie newspaper and a stint as a postie - to name but a few.

Through it all, she always read crime fiction and, when motherhood finally settled her into being an adult (maybe even a responsible one) she turned her hand to writing what she loved. Deborah started with short stories and flash fiction whilst her daughter napped and, when she later welcomed her son into the world, she decided to challenge her writing further through online courses with Professional Writing Academy and Faber Academy. Her debut novel, Hold Your Tongue, is the result of those courses.

Books by Deborah Masson

From the Ashes

Longlisted for the 2022 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. In the third instalment of this award-winning series, a fire destroys a home for underprivileged children in Aberdeen, and DI Eve Hunter and her team investigate. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Val McDermid.

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Out For Blood

This time, revenge is a matter of life or death... DI Eve Hunter returns in the explosive second crime novel from Deborah Masson, author of the acclaimed Hold Your Tongue.

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Hold Your Tongue

He'll silence them all - unless she can stop him . . . The first novel in an exhilarating new Aberdeen-based detective series from a fresh talent in crime writing.

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