The Man on the Street

GRITTY, NEWCASTLE-SET CRIME FOR FANS OF IAN RANKIN AND ROBERT GALBRAITH.

WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER AND A THEAKSTON''S NEW BLOOD AUTHOR FOR 2020. SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON''S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD AND FOR THE SPECSAVERS DEBUT CRIME NOVEL AWARD.

''Fresh, original, authentic and gritty - should be an instant classic'' LEE CHILD

''Intricate, expertly paced with a shocking conclusion ... Jimmy is a character you root for from page one ... Simply supberb'' M. W. CRAVEN, author of THE PUPPET SHOW

It started with a splash. Jimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with PTSD, did his best to pretend he hadn''t heard it - the sound of something heavy falling into the Tyne at the height of an argument between two men on the riverbank. Not his fight.

Then he sees the headline: GIRL IN MISSING DAD PLEA. The girl, Carrie, reminds him of someone he lost, and this makes his mind up: it''s time to stop hidi