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  • Published: 23 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781473592445
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

From the Ashes

The new heart-stopping, page-turning Scottish crime thriller novel for 2022




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.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR BEST SCOTTISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR

As the house burns, the hunt for a killer begins...

In the dead of night someone starts a fire in a home for underprivileged children in Aberdeen. The flames spread quickly, and one person doesn't make it out alive.

But the victim wasn't found in their bedroom; they were discovered locked inside a secret basement underground. As DI Eve Hunter and her team search the blackened ruins, the case takes them into even darker territory.

Soon Eve unearths a horrific discovery at the heart of the property - one that turns the whole investigation on its head. Everyone in this home has something to hide, but who has a secret worth killing for?
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'Taut and gripping, with a pace that never slows, From The Ashes is a master-class in police procedurals.' Andrea Mara

'Unmissable and addictive, Masson delivers beautifully crafted punches and red hot twists. Neatly plotted with some stunning characterisations, this is belter of a book.' Helen Fields

'A well-plotted police procedural.' The Herald

'It's clear that DI Eve Hunter is now one of Scotland's premier fictional detectives. Harrowing, absorbing - you won't put this down until the secret of the book's magic is revealed. A triumph for Deborah Masson.' Denzil Meyrick

'Pacy, intelligent and so so satisfying. Another brilliant outing for Eve Hunter who is fast becoming my favourite detective. I can't get enough of Deborah Masson's writing.' Marion Todd

'From The Ashes is a tense and intriguing mystery, expertly delving into the darker side of the Granite City, hooked from from the first page and kept me guessing to the very end!' G. R. Halliday

  • Published: 23 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781473592445
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

About the author

Deborah Masson

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.

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Praise for From the Ashes

Hold Your Tongue is a tense debut in which the past and present collide with devastating consequences. I hope to read more of DI Eve Hunter.

Mari Hannah, author of HER LAST REQUEST

With a twisty plot and dark, nuanced characters, Hold Your Tongue makes for compulsive reading. Not only is it a fantastic crime novel, but the start of an exciting new series.

Jack Jordan, author of DO NO HARM

Gritty, gruesome and NOT to be missed!! Hold Your Tongue is a shocking and brilliant debut by an author who has the rare talent to drag the reader right into the heart of the story and keep them on the edge of their seat until the very last page. I loved DI Eve Hunter's ability to be both fragile - emotionally and physically broken, and wracked with guilt - and at the same time 100% badass! She was an instantly likeable heroine and one I can't wait to read about again.

Lauren North, author of SAFE AT HOME

Expertly paced, intriguing and with a strong emotional kick - this is a great start to a fab new detective series.

Susi Holliday, author of THE LAST RESORT

If you like your crime novels blood-curdling, Deborah Masson's debut is terrifying, edge-of-your-seat stuff.

Emma Curtis, author of ONE LITTLE MISTAKE

DI Eve Hunter is a truly believable cop. This authenticity draws the reader into a plot that not only compels, but is a stinging social comment on those who have and have not in our society. You can smell, taste and feel the dramatic backdrop of Aberdeen. Not to be missed, edge-of-the-seat stuff from a genuine rising star.

Denzil Meyrick, author of FOR ANY OTHER TRUTH

Skilful plotting, a complex detective and utterly believable characters - this is first-class crime fiction.

Marion Todd, author of SEE THEM RUN

Praise for Deborah Masson:

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'From The Ashes is a tense and intriguing mystery, expertly delving into the darker side of the Granite City, hooked from from the first page and kept me guessing to the very end!'

G. R. Halliday, author of From The Shadows

'Pacy, intelligent and so so satisfying. Another brilliant outing for Eve Hunter who is fast becoming my favourite detective. I can't get enough of Deborah Masson's writing.'

Marion Todd

'Bodies in a basement are always a great attention grabber, and from then on it's twists, turns and tension all the way. Terrific stuff!'

Dave Jackson

'Dark, smouldering, tense - great.'

Gordon Brown, author of Any Day Now

'Taut and gripping, with a pace that never slows, From The Ashes is a master-class in police procedurals.'

Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of All Her Fault

'It's clear that DI Eve Hunter in now one of Scotland's premier fictional detectives. Harrowing, absorbing - you won't put this down until the secret of the book's magic is revealed. A triumph for Deborah Masson.'

Denzil Meyrick

'Unmissable and addictive, Masson delivers beautifully crafted punches and red hot twists. Neatly plotted with some stunning characterisations, this is belter of a book.'

Helen Fields

'A very readable page turner. Childhood memories feed the flames of murder.'

Allan Martin

'A dark and gripping read.'

Heat

'A well-plotted police procedural.'

The Herald

'I couldn't predict the ending of this tense thriller until nearly the last page.'

Yours

'If you're a fan of Val McDermid or Stuart MacBride then you're going to love this new thriller ... This page-turning thriller sure won't let crime fans down.'

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