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      Sharp Scratch

      by Martine Bailey
      Published
      Feb 2024
      Main Genre
      Thriller Thriller
      Pages
      384
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      '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 workin the hospital.

      Can Lorraine's personality tests lead her to the murderer?

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      Crime Medical Thriller Thriller

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      Jul 2024 Allison & Busby (UK) ISBN 0749030941
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