Don't miss the must-read debut of the year - a murder mystery unlike any other... 'Clever, honest, heart-rending.' VAL MCDERMID'Richly authentic, funny, moving and insightful.' JANICE HALLETT'I haven’t read anything quite as unique as this since Trainspotting.' LIN ANDERSON'A Bad, Bad Place will stay with me for a long, long time' JENNIE GODFREY'Part To Kill a Mockingbird, part The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, yet altogether incomparable’ A.J. FINNWhat happened to the dog walker who found the body?Glasgow, 1979. Janie doesn’t want to take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk.Not anymore. Not after what happened down the abandoned railway. Because it’s Sid’s fault that she found the body. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember what she saw or who was there with her when it happened, but the police think she’s hiding something. And they’re not the only ones interested. Janie and her nana start to investigate everyone in their neighbourhood, hoping that the key to solving the mystery is hidden somewhere in the Possilpark estate. But when Janie starts to remember all the things she managed to forget, she realises why she kept quiet in the first place, and what might happen to her – and to the community she loves – if she isn’t careful…Readers love A Bad, Bad Place:'Lingers long after the final page' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'I loved every page!' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'Got under my skin in a way I didn't expect' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'Absolutely brilliant, funny, full of life, completely convincing' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'Brilliant' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'Stunning' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW'Scottish writing at its finest' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW