A Bad, Bad Place
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publishing:12th Feb '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 12th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A sweeping debut crime novel about the far-reaching effects of a murder on a community in Glasgow. An epic story of resilience, redemption and love.
'Clever, honest, heart-rending.' Val McDermid
'Richly authentic, funny, moving and insightful.' Janice Hallett
Everyone's talking about Janey Devine…
Glasgow, 1979. While walking her dog, twelve-year-old Janey finds a murdered woman on an abandoned railway - and her innocent childhood ends in a shocking moment of trauma.
When the victim is named as daughter of a local hardman, Janey's nana, Maggie, is distraught and deeply afraid. Janey claims she can’t remember what she saw that day, but the police think she’s hiding something, and they’re not the only ones interested.
Maggie tries desperately to keep Janey safe but is battling long-buried secrets of her own. As fear and rumour stalk the streets of Possilpark, Maggie becomes convinced she will lose her beloved granddaughter forever - especially when Janey starts to remember exactly what happened in that bad, bad place...
A moving evocation of working class lives. It’s clever, honest, heart-rending and funny too. It doesn’t shy away from the darkness but it also reveals the love and compassion that sustain people. And it’s wonderfully twisty too, giving our assumptions a good shake-up. * Val McDermid, international No.1 bestselling author of Past Lying *
The very best writing can transport you through time and place - well A Bad Bad Place took me to Glasgow, to 1979 and to a young girl who discovers a brutal murder, the repercussions of which resound across a troubled community. It’s hard to believe this richly authentic, funny, moving and insightful story, beautifully written in local dialect, is actually a debut. Bravo Frances Crawford! * Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal *
‘Gripping, gruesome, and so gritty you can smell it. A visceral and exciting debut.’ * Belinda Bauer, bestselling author of Snap *
ISBN: 9780857508003
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
384 pages