The Art of the Imperfect

May 2015, breaking news: long-listed for the Crime Writers Association UK first novel award. The death of the renowned psychotherapist Dr Themis Greene in Scarborough sends storm waves through the intertwining lives of three of the small seaside town's residents. The murder in the town perched on the edge of land and sea, pushes : Hannah Poole, Aurora Harris and DS Theo Akande to the borderlands. They are forced to explore the edges of reason, understanding, justice and love. What they discover gets them through but is far from perfect. This isn't gritty crime, this isn't cosy crime, this isn't police procedural. This is poetic storytelling which peels back the psychological layers to reveal the raw centre. The Art of the Imperfect is the first in a series of crime novels based in Scarborough. AvenuePressScarb@talktalk.net