Publisher's Synopsis
The killing of Craig Donovan, gambling addict, womaniser and blackmailer, was no ordinary crime. Some expert took great trouble to frame Donovan's wife, Jeanette. But Tiffany Herring is no ordinary amateur sleuth. Her transgender past, bohemian friends and lust for detective fiction enable her to unravel clues that baffle her father, a pigeon-fancying police inspector with a heart of gold and a brain of feathers.
Jeanette's lover Michael seeks to save her neck with Tiffany's help. Together they pursue vanishing witnesses and lying suspects while their own relationship grows more entangled.An urban whodunnit with romantic twists, this novel is set in a dystopian near future where a cheerful hangman awaits those convicted of murder. Killer and detectives stalk one another through the surreal landscape of post-modern Grimsby, with its sinister dock tower, derelict ice factory and eccentric workfare schemes.
If you've had enough of gritty police procedurals, try this affectionate spoof on classic tough guy gangster novels and cosy murder mysteries. See if you can solve the crime yourself.
