Dirty Money

'Instantly gripping and great fun from beginning to end' Bella Mackie

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Pub Date 13 Feb 2025 | Archive Date 14 Feb 2025

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'Slick, stylish, glimmering with menace and introducing two unforgettable new leads' Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List

'Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end' Bella Mackie, author of How to Kill Your Family

RAMONA CHANG

An investigative journalist turned private detective, Ramona's final scoop left her with a target on her back. Now in hiding, she is living in a run-down flat in east London. But when her latest case looking into an upmarket escort agency takes a dark turn, she needs information only accessible to those in power . . .

DETECTIVE SERGEANT MADELEINE FARROW

A high-flying operative at a government agency, it's the day of her fiftieth birthday when Madeleine finds out that she has been given the lead on an investigation into corruption on a global scale. But when she finds her case mysteriously blocked from the inside, she needs someone on the outside, capable of moving undetected . . .

As Ramona's and Madeleine's cases collide, can the unlikely allies find justice for multiple victims within the capital's hotbed of lies and deception?

A gripping thrill-ride set against the gloss and grit of contemporary London, DIRTY MONEY introduces an unforgettable new detective duo created by critically acclaimed writer Charlotte Philby.

'Brilliant! Effortlessly cool and clever. Cracking plot too' Jane Casey, author of The Killing Kind

'Oozes with style, pace, and a cunningly imagined plot' Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hike

'Razor-sharp writing, great characters and a brilliantly topical story' T.M. Logan, author of The Dream Home

'Slick, stylish, glimmering with menace and introducing two unforgettable new leads' Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List

'Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end' Bella...


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PAGES 320

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Sharp, fresh, relevant and pacy. A gripping race through the glamour and grit of London with the smart female detective duo we’ve all been waiting for. A smashing start to a brilliant new series. More, please, and soon.

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I recently read The End of Summer by Charlotte Philby which I’d enjoyed so was keen to request and read her newest thriller on NetGalley.

I think it is fair to say that Dirty Money surpassed my expectations! I devoured the book in a couple of days and loved the fast paced plot and two main characters: Ramona and Madeleine.

A former investigative journalist for a London paper, newly single Ramona now works as a freelance private investigator, hoping to gain work via ads on the internet. Through her investigation into an escort service, she teams up with Madeline Farrow who has returned to London from working in Vietnam. The two continue to dig around the escort company as well as a wealthy family who are suspected of money laundering.

I found both Ramona and Madeleine, whilst very different characters, to be utterly convincing and hope this is the first of a series of many. It is the best page turner I’ve read in a while and I can totally see it being adapted for TV. The action manages to deal with issues that are realistic and believable without feeling cliched.

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