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Body Language

The must-read forensic mystery set in Camden Town

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Body Language

By: A. K. Turner
Narrated by: Ellie Kendrick
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'Spellbinding storytelling' Val McDermid
'A first-rate crime novel . . . I loved it' Elly Griffiths
'One of the best series openers I've read in years' Jane Casey

For fans of Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs comes a gripping debut thriller introducing Camden's most exciting new forensic investigator.

Cassie Raven believes the dead can talk. We just need to listen . . .

People think being a mortuary technician is a seriously weird job. They can't understand why I choose to cut up dead bodies for a living. But they don't know what I know:

The dead want to tell us what happened to them.

I've eviscerated thousands of bodies, but never someone I know before - someone who meant a lot to me; someone I loved.

The pathologist says that her death was an accident.

Her body is telling me differently.

Praise for Body Language:

'Blackly humorous, with a fabulously one-of-a-kind protagonist' Heat Magazine

'Ingenious and sardonically written' Financial Times

'[A] gritty novel with an engaging heroine' Sunday Times

'A terrific, well-placed plot' Spectator

'Cassie Raven is a lot of fun to spend time with' Big Issue

'Excellent fun, compulsive and Cassie Raven is a protagonist I want to meet again soon' James Oswald

'Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding onto the crime scene like a punk superstar' Sarah Hilary

'Move over Silent Witness - Cassie Raven is an utterly compelling contemporary forensic heroine' Isabelle Grey

'A fresh and exciting new series' Claire McGowan

'I loved it. It was awesome! Dark humour and gore galore - Cassie Raven is my new favourite character . . . it was like Silent Witness, but much more believable' Susi Holliday Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Medical Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Exciting Mind-bending Suspense
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Critic reviews

A. K. Turner spins science into spellbinding storytelling
A first-rate crime novel. Mortuary assistant Cassie is a terrific character - our guide through a fascinating, darkly humorous and sometimes grisly world. I loved it
Introduces us to a fabulously one-of-a-kind protagonist. Blackly humorous, we're so ready for more
Hooked from the first chapter and stayed up until the wee small hours to finish Body Language. What a wonderful creation is Cassie Raven! You should all go out and pre-order it right now. Excellent fun, compulsive and Cassie Raven is a protagonist I want to meet again soon. Five stars!
An immersive world with a fascinating lead, this makes for a fresh and exciting new series
What a start to a new series, full of verve and acutely perceptive on grief and human relationships. Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding onto the crime scene like a punk superstar, ready to shake things up
Body Language is a stellar example of the forensic-medical crime genre. Impeccably researched, with fascinating insights and a truly memorable, original heroine, this is one of the best series openers I've read in years
Move over Silent Witness - Cassie Raven is an utterly compelling contemporary forensic heroine
Had the pleasure of reading this little beauty by AK Turner and I loved it. It was awesome! Dark humour and gore galore - Cassie Raven is my new favourite character. The mortuary scenes were so vivid - it was like Silent Witness but much more believable
Terrific central character of Cassie Raven...beautifully rounded and believable...a complex young woman who is nevertheless a lot of fun to spend time with. Turner also deals with the sensitive subjects of death and grief with real empathy and respect.
A cracking read. When's the next one out?
A super-fresh and quirky character on the mystery scene, working in a thoroughly authentic and unsettling way.
[a] gritty novel with an engaging heroine
A terrific, well-paced plot and the tight focus on the mortuary setting works really well to ground the action...[Turner] is adept at creating memorable characters.
The writing is classy and accessible. The plot just zips along at a good pace...The characterisation is great too... it's got off to a cracking start and I can't wait for the next book in the series.
Ingenious and sardonically written...this is authoritative crime fare (Barry Forshaw)
All stars
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I couldn't put down. Ellie Kendrick delivers superbly. An unusual storyline but not too incredible

A+++ narrator. Very entertaining

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Cassie Raven is a rebel, but a very likeable rebel . She is settled in her job at Camden mortuary, she cares for the dead and they tell her their secrets. When the body of her friend and teacher, Mrs E, is brought into the mortuary Cassie feels that something is very, very wrong especially after meeting Mrs E’s estranged son. Convinced that the police will not take her seriously Cassie is determined to investigate on her own. Will she find out the truth or has she stepped into something more deadly than she realises? Excellent characters and a great story, really enjoyable.

Really enjoyable

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Both books were pretty good, I loved that it was based in Camden and the characters were well placed. I didn’t guess what would happen

Loved it

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Well written story, excellent narration, unusual twists, interesting themes throughout, I would recommend you give it a try!

Excellent story, full of twists and turns

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It was so nice to have a different story. I couldn't stop listening to it.
There were twists & turns all the way through. It was thought proving, funny, sad, deep & exciting. I went on straight away to the next one! If A. K. Turner reads this, please can we have more Cassie Raven stories? A note must also go to Ellie Kendrick who's narration made the story.

A real 'page' turner

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