The Twilight Time

Description

ANNA CAMERON is a new Sergeant in the Flexi Unit. On her first day in the new job she discovers she ll be working with her ex, Jamie. In at the deep end emotionally, she s also plunged headlong into the violent underworld of Glasgow s notorious Drag the haunt of working girls, drug dealers and sad, seedy men. CATH WORTH, Jamie s wife, watches jealously from the sidelines, having given up police work to raise their child. Anna s life could have been hers; hers could have been Anna s. When Cath attempts to get involved in a situation she is no longer equipped or entitled to tackle, the consequences for both women could be far-reaching. Atmospheric, affecting and beautifully written, THE TWILIGHT TIME is a stunning crime debut from a remarkably talented new writer.

Karen Campbell has lived in Glasgow all her life. She used to work for Strathclyde Police, as did both her parents, and her husband is a senior police officer. She has two daughters.

'I loved it. Anna is a great, original character, the plot fairly whizzes along and Karen Campbell has a great way with images. It seems to me that in crime writing these days (perhaps always) it's really only the women writers who can do interesting characters AND interesting plot, but then we were multi-taskers ever. I look forward to the next one.' -- Kate Atkinson 20071114 'This is gritty as all hell, shot through with black humour and with enough pace and atmosphere to give the likes of Denise Mina a run for their money. All this and the chutzpah to create a seedy and unpleasant superintendent named Rankin!' -- Mark Billingham 20071207 'THE TWILIGHT TIME, powered by stiletto-sharp prose, is a pertinent expose of the contamination seeping into lives from prostitution and a drugs economy ruled by money-laundering thugs. But against this background, her story also vividly illustrates the physical and emotional damage caused to police officers by the vile reality of their work.' -- The Herald 20080224 'Raw, real and so evocative you can almost hear the screams. Bang those drums and get the word out - there's a new writer on the Scottish crime scene and if this debut is a true reflection of her talent then she's going to be huge.' -- Daily Record 20080421 'Campbell's debut is a rare example of a crime novel which, in the energy of the writing and finely observed detail, transcends genre limitations' -- The List 20080421 'I couldn't stop reading. The slow-burn investigation and the car-crash relationships were absolutely compelling... I loved it.' -- Catriona Macpherson 20070711