# A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw (Paperback)

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**_'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction' Peter James_**  
  
**_'If you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid_**  
  
**_'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties' C. J. Sansom_**  
  
**The Runaway**  
  
A nameless young woman is found naked and strangled in an alley on Abbey Road.  
  
**The Reject**  
  
DS Cathal Breen, an outcast in the Marylebone CID, struggles to make sense of the case.  
  
**The Rookie**  
  
Until new recruit WPC Helen Tozer - the first woman to join the team - makes a breakthrough.  
  
**And as hippies slam doors in their face, and locals suspect the new African neighbours, Breen and Tozer tread down a perilous path, closing in on a cruel conspiracy that goes far beyond class, colour and creed.**

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Quercus
- **Type:** William Shaw
- **Tags:** All, thrillers

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> Updated: 2026-09-10