A BAD BAD PLACE

Frances Crawford
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): Transworld Penguin

Glasgow, 1979. While walking her dog, Sid Vicious, twelve-year old Janey finds a murdered woman on an abandoned railway – and her innocent childhood ends in a shocking moment of trauma.

Janey’s nana, Maggie, is distraught, and when the victim is named as daughter of a local hardman, deeply afraid.

Janey claims she can’t remember what she saw that day, but the police think she’s hiding something. And they’re not the only ones interested.

Maggie tries desperately to keep Janey safe but is battling secrets of her own, secrets long buried.

As fear and rumour stalk the streets of Possilpark, Maggie becomes convinced she will lose her beloved granddaughter forever – especially when Janey starts to remember exactly what happened in that bad, bad place.

Written in a distinctive voice that feels genuinely unique, A Bad, Bad Place captures the impact of a horrific crime on an inner-city community in Scotland. Bringing to life Glasgow in the 70s, this outstanding debut crime novel is a story of resilience, redemption and love.