Missing, Presumed (), a crime thriller by Susie Steiner, centers on a detective searching for a missing woman in deep winter. The first book in the DS Manon series, it received nominations for the Barry Award and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Steiner is a crime writer with a degree in English who worked as a journalist for twenty years. The investigation starts with Edith's loved ones: her attentive boyfriend, her reserved best friend, her patrician parents. As the search widens and press coverage reaches a frenzied pitch, secrets begin to emerge about Edith's tangled love life and her erratic behavior leading up to her disappearance. · Missing, Presumed is not lacking in urgency; Steiner, a former Guardian journalist, paints well the claustrophobically dangerous effect a circling press can have, the horror of a hunt for a Author: Alison Flood.
Susie Steiner is the author or four novels, including her Manon Bradshaw detective trilogy: Missing, Presumed, Persons Unknown and now, Remain Silent, published by Borough on 28 May. To order a. Missing, Presumed is an extraordinarily assured police procedural in the tradition of Ruth Rendell and Elizabeth George—the surprises continue to the last page as Susie Steiner blasts expectations and assumptions to dig deep into questions of trust, betrayal, class, and family bonds."—Joseph Finder, author of The Fixer. Susie Steiner's new novel, Missing, Presumed, is a welcome addition to the world of British procedurals. It is the first in what one hopes is a long series of whodunits. Steiner offers a fascinating puzzle and a marvelously accessible and engaging heroine to guide us through the mess that is everyday, everywhere.
Missing, Presumed (), a crime thriller by Susie Steiner, centers on a detective searching for a missing woman in deep winter. The first book in the DS Manon series, it received nominations for the Barry Award and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Steiner is a crime writer with a degree in English who worked as a journalist for twenty years. Missing, Presumed has future BBC miniseries written all over it. Redbook. Susie Steiner knows how to capture the reader’s attention, keep her enthralled and sign off neatly. Missing, Presumed is an excellent crime novel. Literary Review. Missing, Presumed is fast-paced, twisty and full of realistic characters and scenarios. With any luck Detective Bradshaw will be back in future instalments, since she is a quirky, likable character, capable of carrying a series. Missing, Presumed is not lacking in urgency; Steiner, a former Guardian journalist, paints well the claustrophobically dangerous effect a circling press can have, the horror of a hunt for a.
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