Cath Staincliffe
Cath Staincliffe graduated with a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts from Birmingham University. She moved to Manchester where she lives today, which provides a background for her stories. Her debut novel, “Looking For Trouble”, was short-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association’s John Creasey Award for best first crime novel and her work has also been serialised on Woman’s Hour. She lives with her partner and their three children.
All Books By Cath Staincliffe
Blue Murder
- By: Cath Staincliffe
- Narrator: Julia Franklin
- Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Joffe Books
- Publish date: July 21, 2022
- Language: English
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4.22(1258 ratings)
DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING CRIME SERIES EVER WRITTEN. Meet Janine Lewis. A single mum of three and Manchester’s newest detective chief inspector. Her cheating husband walked out the day she got promoted. Now she’s six months pregnant with his baby and in charge of her first murder case. The body of a deputy head teacher is found on a lonely allotment. Gutted — his stomach sliced open — and left for dead. The only witnesses are a dying elderly man and a seven-year-old girl. And now the prime suspect has disappeared . . . Discover the books behind the hit ITV detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin. **Cath Staincliffe has been shortlisted twice for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award.** Fans of Rachel McLean, Angela Marsons, D.S. Butler, Lynda La Plante, Rebecca Bradley and Caro Ramsay are sure to be hooked from the first page to the shocking final twist.
... Read moreDead to Me
- By: Cath Staincliffe
- Narrator: Julia Barrie
- Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: January 14, 2014
- Language: English
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3.83(590 ratings)
A riveting, sharply observed and thoroughly modern police procedural, Dead to Me features a stellar but unlikely female detective team.
Detective Constable Janet Scott is subtle and reliable, a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humor. She’s put in the time and seen it all, but has no desire for the boss’s job–she loves her own too much. Rachel Bailey couldn’t be more different–she’s energetic, impulsive, and ambitious, and has just been transferred to the Manchester murder squad. Their commander thinks Rachel’s intuition could make her a great cop, but has reservations about her shoot-first-think-later approach, so she partners her with Janet. At first, the match seems to have been made somewhere considerably lower than heaven, but when a teenage girl is found brutally murdered, stabbed to death in her squalid flat on a North Manchester housing estate, both detectives realize they must work together to stop a vicious killer. But the case quickly becomes more complicated than it seems, fraught with dangers neither woman could see coming. Eager to make her mark, Rachel’s reckless pursuit of the truth could threaten her future on the squad. And an unexpected turn in the investigation forces Janet to face personal demons. No matter the cost, both must race to stop a vicious killer before it’s too late in this riveting novel from award-winning author Cath Staincliffe.
“It’s always exciting to see a writer get better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that.” –Val McDermid
... Read moreHit and Run
- By: Cath Staincliffe
- Narrator: Julia Franklin
- Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Joffe Books
- Publish date: August 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.28(864 ratings)
LISTEN TO ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING CRIME SERIES EVER.
What everyone is saying about Cath Staincliffe:
“A real knockout.” Ian Rankin
“One of the best police procedurals I’ve read this year.” Ann Cleeves
“Powerful, complex, and utterly gripping.” Sunday Mirror
“A star in the firmament of British crime fiction.” Big Issue
“Mercilessly exciting.” Daily Telegraph
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Second day back at work. Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis drops off her seven-year-old son at school.
As she drives off, a car breaks fiercely with a squealing sound. Janine sees the child flung to one side, the small body flying limp like a puppet, then landing hard. With a sickening feeling, Janine recognizes her as Tom’s classmate — Ann-Marie Chinley.
Janine gives chase, but the hit-and-run driver gets away.
When she finally gets to work she hears a body has been fished out of the river. The victim is in her early twenties, newly pregnant, malnourished as a child. Cause of death is strangulation. Time within the last 24 hours.
Second day back. Two murders on her hands. An ex-husband who’s completely unreliable. How is DCI Janine Lewis going to cope?
Discover the books behind the hit ITV detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin.
**Cath Staincliffe has been shortlisted twice for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award.**
Fans of Rachel McLean, Angela Marsons, D.S. Butler, Lynda La Plante, Rebecca Bradley and Caro Ramsay are sure to be hooked from the first page to the shocking final twist.
PRAISE FOR CATH STAINCLIFFE:
“Such a good writer.” The Times
“Gripping . . . Ripped from the headlines and totally scary.” Irish Independent
“Real suspense.” The Guardian
“A swift, satisfying read.” City Life
“An absolutely cracking read, fast paced, absolutely believable, I loved this DCI and found myself rooting for her against her stupid boss. Well, we have all been there haven’t we?” Pinkmouse
“Gotta love it! I can’t wait to continue this series.” Naomi
“Good characters and a tangled story.” Jack
“Excellent start to the series! Good storyline and well-defined characters.” Pauline
THE DETECTIVE
Juggling her chaotic home life with her career is all in a day’s work for single, pregnant mum-of-three Janine Lewis. But nothing could prepare her for the day she was promoted to detective chief inspector. She came home to find her husband in bed with the cleaner. His betrayal still stings and though she hides it well, her friends can’t fail to notice. But self-pity isn’t Janine’s style. Witty and earthy, she’s a first-class detective, bringing empathy and insight to every case she works. She may be broken, but she’s anything but beaten.
THE SETTING
Synonymous with music and football, Manchester is a vibrant northern city of striking extremes. Leafy suburbs and gritty urban estates. Towering skyscrapers and seedy canals. Its people are an inspiration, characterized by their humour, warmth and resilience. They are shaped by the city and in turn shape it.
DETECTIVE JANINE LEWIS MYSTERIES
Book 1: BLUE MURDER
Book 2: HIT AND RUN