A Bad, Bad Place

Get ready for the record-breaking crime novel of the year - perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things. A murder mystery unlike any other... 'Clever, honest, heart-rending.' VAL MCDERMID'It will stay with me for a long, long time' JENNIE GODFREY'Clever, authentic, and humane' IAN RANKIN'Frightening, funny and full of heart' PAULA HAWKINSWhat happens to the dog walker who finds the body?Glasgow, 1979.

Twelve-year-old Janey won’t take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk. Not anymore. Not after Sid found the murdered woman at the abandoned railway.

Janey can’t remember what she saw down there, 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…