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In Mauritius, a retired Law Lord is brutally murdered, while in Manchester, the Labour Party conference is beginning.

DC Iona Khan's first case in the Counter Terrorism Unit appears to be a trivial use of false identity, when a Sri Lankan student asks questions about Manchester's tunnel system. But when she learns the identity of the conference's guest speaker, Iona must enter the world beneath the city to prevent a catastrophe.

©2012 Chris Simms (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective

Critic reviews

"Plenty of tension, a likeable heroine and some superb set-pieces in the claustrophobic subterranean tunnels add up to an exhilarating read" (Guardian)
"Simms is at the forefront of new British crime fiction" (R. J. Ellory on Cut Adrift)
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Great book, nice having a female hero!
Well written and well read. I look forward to hearing Chris Simms next
book,hopefully with the same heroine
and same reader.
Ronald

Very good read !

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I just loved this one. I've had it in my library for a few months and had overlooked it while teeing up my next listen. Finally got round to it and enjoyed every minute. Iona Khan is a great character and I hope it's the first in a series.

Great listen

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Having grown up in the Manchester and now living in Australia I really enjoyed this Audible book. I will be down loading other books by the author ASAP.

What a great story!

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Absolutely brilliant!!! Mothers Scottish accent a bit dodgy but overall the narration was good. The story was edge of your seat stuff at the end. Haven't listened to such a good book for ages. Now to buy the next one

Brilliant

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What made the experience of listening to Scratch Deeper the most enjoyable?

Great narrator of a great storyline

Who was your favorite character and why?

Iona Khan, what a woman!

What does Becky Hindley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Very easy to follow the plot, her change of voice or rhythm made it very easy to know who was speaking and how they were feeling, well done Becky

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found it very hard to stop listening to this book, was forever looking for an excuse to "read" a bit more

Gripping, brilliant thriller

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