The Photographer: Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2018

by Craig Robertson

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'Brilliantly and sensitively written' Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen
'Craig Robertson’s Narey and Winter series goes from strength to strength, and this latest instalment is the most compelling. Brace yourself to be horrified and hooked' Eva Dolan, acclaimed author of This is How it Ends

The sergeant took some from each box and spread them around the floor so they could all see. Dozens upon dozens of them. DI Rachel Narey’s guess was that there were a few hundred in all. 

Photographs.

Many of them were in crowd scenes, some just sitting on a park bench or walking a dog or waiting for a bus or working in shops. They seemed to have no idea they’d been photographed.

A dawn raid on the home of a suspected rapist leads to a chilling discovery, a disturbing collection hidden under floorboards. Narey is terrified at the potential scale of what they’ve found and of what brutalities it may signal.
    When the photographs are ruled inadmissible as evidence and the man walks free from court, Narey knows she’s let down the victim she’d promised to protect and a monster is back on the streets.
    Tony Winter’s young family is under threat from internet trolls and he is determined to protect them whatever the cost. He and Narey are in a race against time to find the unknown victims of the photographer’s lens – before he strikes again.

 Praise for Craig Robertson:
'I can't recommend this book highly enough' Martina Cole
'Fantastic characterisation, great plotting, page-turning and gripping. The best kind of intelligent and moving crime fiction writing' Luca Veste
'Really enjoyed Murderabilia - disturbing, inventive, and powerfully and stylishly written. Recommended' Steve Mosby
  • ISBN10 1471165329
  • ISBN13 9781471165320
  • Publish Date 25 January 2018 (first published 14 December 2017)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 448
  • Language English