The Beat: Asking For It

By David Belbin

A 13-year-old girl is raped, and Neil is assigned to the case. Shortly afterwards, a university student is attacked in a similar way, though this time the rapist wore a mask. Could the two crimes be connected? Or is it just coincidence? Neil must get to the bottom of the case before the attacker strikes again. One of the hardest hitting Beat novels makes for a gripping read, full of twists. Also features the first appearances of series characters Inspector Paul Grace and Neil's new girlfriend Melanie Byatt. With a new afterword by the author about the writing of the novel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Belbin
• Release date: Jul 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781909509047

David Belbin

David Belbin is the author of forty novels for teenagers and several books for older readers, including 'The Pretender', about literary forgery, and the crime/politics series 'Bone and Cane'. His YA novels include 'Love Lessons', 'The Last Virgin' & 'The Beat' series. He teaches creative writing at Nottingham Trent University. Full biography and bibliography at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belbin

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