Hear No Evil : Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2023

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Author: Smith, Sarah ScotlandPublished on 2 February 2023 by John Murray Press (Two Roads) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 352 pages196 x 131 x 25 | 256g SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN 2022Glasgow, 1817: Jean Campbell - a young, Deaf woman - is witnessed throwing a child into the River Clyde from the Old Bridge. If found guilty she faces one of two fates; death by hanging or incarceration in an asylum. But Jeans deafness leaves her isolated and unable to defend herself, until the authorities call in Robert Kinniburgh, a talented teacher from the Deaf & Dumb Institution.Through a difficult process of trial and error, Robert and Jean manage to find a rudimentary way of communicating with each other. As Jean grows to trust Robert, she reveals what really happened on that bridge over the river Clyde. And Robert, now embroiled in this dark case, must act quickly to ensure justice is served, before it is too late. Based on a case from Scottish legal history, Smiths novel skilfully combines crime fiction with a womans struggle to speak the truth The TimesFascinating Sally Magnusson Show more