Sharp Scratch: The pulse-racing psychological thriller (Lorraine Quick) - Softcover

Bailey, Martine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749030941 ISBN 13: 9780749030940

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2024

Synopsis

'A brilliant and darkly compelling thriller, with a genuinely creepy mix of mystery, psychology and murder.' - S. D. Sykes, author of Plague Land

'A dazzling new voice in crime fiction. Taut, twisty and addictive. Martine Bailey is one to watch.' - Louisa Treger, author of Madwoman

Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top.

Salford, 1983. Lorraine Quick is a single mother, a member of a band going nowhere fast, and personnel officer at the grim Memorial Hospital.

A new general manager position is being introduced, and Lorraine’s recent training in the cutting-edge science of psychometric testing will be pivotal. As the profiles start to emerge, a chilling light is cast on the candidates. When a lethal dose of anaesthetic is deliberately substituted for a flu vaccine, and a second suspicious death quickly follows, it is clear a killer is at work in the hospital. Can Lorraine’s personality tests lead her to the murderer?

About this title

About the Author

Martine Bailey studied English Literature while playing in bands on the Manchester music scene. She qualified in psychometric testing and over her career, assessed staff for Ashworth top security psychiatric hospital and dealt with cases of sexual abuse and violence. Having written historical crime fiction, Martine's writing has jumped to a modern setting. She lives in Chester, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749030941
• ISBN 13: 9780749030940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384