DISCOVER THE GRIPPING 2024 BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT: **SHORTLISTED FOR THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024** **One of The Times' best crime and mystery books of 2024 so far** 'A remarkable debut' - THE TIMES 'Utterly mesmerising' - PETER JAMES 'A crime novel I wish I had written' - LYNDA LA PLANTE 'Marie's writing is beautiful' - BELINDA BAUER 'Exceptional in every way' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'A dark glittering gem of a book' - LISA GRAY 'Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly' - C. J. SKUSE 'An incredible debut. Damn near perfect' - SUSI HOLLIDAY 'Tierney is a name to watch' - SAM HOLLAND 'A masterpiece' - WILLIAM HUSSEY Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different. While her friends play, Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual hobby, but Ava doesn't care what other people think. Then, one night, when Ava sneaks out to find a fox, she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant. Despite his many years in the police, Detective