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Yaz Moy has always been obsessed with finding out the truth. She wants to reach the top of her profession, but she’s stuck in small town purgatory, with no way out.
That is until someone approaches her with a story that could be her key to fulfilling her big city dreams – uncovering the story behind the murder of a corrupt police detective thirty years ago.
Only, there are powerful men desperate to keep the truth hidden.
Yaz Moy is forced to decide what matters more – her safety or the truth.
And she’s willing to risk it all.
“Hull’s answer to Ian Rankin” – Hull Daily Mail
“Noir at its gritty best.” – Eva Dolan
“Crime fiction done right. Realistic, human, and relatable.” – Jay Stringer
That is until someone approaches her with a story that could be her key to fulfilling her big city dreams – uncovering the story behind the murder of a corrupt police detective thirty years ago.
Only, there are powerful men desperate to keep the truth hidden.
Yaz Moy is forced to decide what matters more – her safety or the truth.
And she’s willing to risk it all.
“Hull’s answer to Ian Rankin” – Hull Daily Mail
“Noir at its gritty best.” – Eva Dolan
“Crime fiction done right. Realistic, human, and relatable.” – Jay Stringer
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2025
5 people want to read
About the author
Nick Quantrill
24 books18 followersNick Quantrill was born and raised in Hull, an isolated industrial city in East Yorkshire. His Joe Geraghty crime novels, "Broken Dreams" and "The Late Greats" and "The Crooked Beat" are published by Caffeine Nights.
A prolific short story writer, Nick's work has appeared in Volumes Eight, Nine and Ten of "The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime" alongside the genre's most respected names. In 2011, Nick became the first person to hold the role of 'Writer in Residence' at Hull Kingston Rovers, contributing exclusive fiction to the match day programme and assisting with the club's literacy programme.
Nick's stories are both entertaining and thought provoking, and although the settings may be local to him, the ideas and issues resonate on a much wider basis.
When not writing fiction, Nick contributes reviews and essays to a variety of football and music websites. He lives in Hull with his wife, daughter, cat and the constant fear Hull City will let him down.
A prolific short story writer, Nick's work has appeared in Volumes Eight, Nine and Ten of "The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime" alongside the genre's most respected names. In 2011, Nick became the first person to hold the role of 'Writer in Residence' at Hull Kingston Rovers, contributing exclusive fiction to the match day programme and assisting with the club's literacy programme.
Nick's stories are both entertaining and thought provoking, and although the settings may be local to him, the ideas and issues resonate on a much wider basis.
When not writing fiction, Nick contributes reviews and essays to a variety of football and music websites. He lives in Hull with his wife, daughter, cat and the constant fear Hull City will let him down.
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April 10, 2025
I’ve always been a big fan of how Nick writes about the city and people of Hull, this new series is no
Exception, told through the story of a young girl making a podcast to be able to escape Hull for bigger and better things, this is a fascinating story in what I hope is the beginning of a new series 5* from me
Exception, told through the story of a young girl making a podcast to be able to escape Hull for bigger and better things, this is a fascinating story in what I hope is the beginning of a new series 5* from me
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