A Bad, Bad Place

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. FINN

What happened to the dog walker who found the body?

Glasgow, 1979.

Twelve-year-old Janey won t take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk. Not anymore. It s Sid s fault she found the murdered woman.

Janey claims she can t remember what she saw at the abandoned railway, but the police think she s hiding something. And they re not the only ones interested.

Fear and rumour rip through the tight-knit community of Possilpark. Janey and her nana, Maggie, are dragged into the hunt for a murderer. And Maggie s struggle to keep her beloved granddaughter safe becomes ever more desperate.

Because Janey s memories can t stay hidden forever.

And neither can the killer

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'Lingers long after the final page' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

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'Absolutely brilliant, funny, full of life, completely convincing' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

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'Scottish writing at its finest' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

• | Author: Frances Crawford
• | Publisher: Transworld
• | Publication Date: Feb 12, 2026
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780857508010
• | ISBN-10: 0857508016