num_pages: 220
description: Americans are beginning to discover mystery author Val McDermid, a star in Britain and Europe with her acclaimed Kale Brannigan series. Manchester private eye Kate Brannigan asks her rock-journalist boyfriend to help her uncover a case of car dealership fraud. When drugs are found in the car they are using to infiltrate the business, Kate's love ends up behind bars and in grave danger.A Kate Brannigan mystery. For fans of Sara Parelsky and Liza Cody.
language: English
title: Crack Down
titlecomplete: Crack Down (Kate Brannigan, #3)
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Contemporary, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1908
places: Manchester, England
series: Kate Brannigan
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Scribner