Faith's First Case: The Adult Crime Debut From Critically Acclaimed Author Jeffrey Boakye
Feb 2027 · Pan Macmillan
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'A fantastic debut - the most interesting and richly drawn amateur sleuth I’ve read for years' ANN CLEEVES
'Unmissable' ANTONY JOHNSTON
From award-winning author Jeffrey Boakye, Faith's First Case is a sharp, arresting and darkly funny crime novel like no other.
Mother. Cook. Detective?
Faith Amponsah runs the Met Police canteen with an iron fist and zero patience. While she knows exactly how London’s police officers like their lunch, she lives worlds apart from crime. That is, until a shocking kitchen discovery pulls her into its depths . . .
Suddenly at the centre of a robbery, murder and a mysterious disappearance, Faith finds she has a taste for sleuthing. Just another hardworking Ghanaian Auntie, she's used to being overlooked by her bosses, rebellious daughter and mollycoddled son – but being invisible means she sees the clues others miss, the whispers they ignore.
As Faith digs deeper, the case threatens to boil over, hitting terrifyingly close to home. Navigating the city’s murky streets, she’s unearthing dangerous adversaries, painful truths about her loved ones and long-buried secrets from her own past . . .
Faith is used to the heat of the kitchen – but this time, she might just get burned.
Praise for Faith's First Case
'Vivid and engrossing' – FRIDAY TURNER, bestselling author of The Country House Murders
‘A detective mystery rich in depth and brilliantly flavoured’ – JULIA CHAPMAN, bestselling author of the Dales Detective series
'A distinctive new voice' – NITIN SAWHNEY, Booker Prize Judge 2024
'Goes above and beyond crime fiction' – CLAIRE PARKIN, author of Tell Tale
'Gripping, enjoyable, and moving' – LEVI DAVID ADDAI, BAFTA-winning screenwriter and producer
'Unmissable' ANTONY JOHNSTON
From award-winning author Jeffrey Boakye, Faith's First Case is a sharp, arresting and darkly funny crime novel like no other.
Mother. Cook. Detective?
Faith Amponsah runs the Met Police canteen with an iron fist and zero patience. While she knows exactly how London’s police officers like their lunch, she lives worlds apart from crime. That is, until a shocking kitchen discovery pulls her into its depths . . .
Suddenly at the centre of a robbery, murder and a mysterious disappearance, Faith finds she has a taste for sleuthing. Just another hardworking Ghanaian Auntie, she's used to being overlooked by her bosses, rebellious daughter and mollycoddled son – but being invisible means she sees the clues others miss, the whispers they ignore.
As Faith digs deeper, the case threatens to boil over, hitting terrifyingly close to home. Navigating the city’s murky streets, she’s unearthing dangerous adversaries, painful truths about her loved ones and long-buried secrets from her own past . . .
Faith is used to the heat of the kitchen – but this time, she might just get burned.
Praise for Faith's First Case
'Vivid and engrossing' – FRIDAY TURNER, bestselling author of The Country House Murders
‘A detective mystery rich in depth and brilliantly flavoured’ – JULIA CHAPMAN, bestselling author of the Dales Detective series
'A distinctive new voice' – NITIN SAWHNEY, Booker Prize Judge 2024
'Goes above and beyond crime fiction' – CLAIRE PARKIN, author of Tell Tale
'Gripping, enjoyable, and moving' – LEVI DAVID ADDAI, BAFTA-winning screenwriter and producer
'A fantastic debut - the most interesting and richly drawn amateur sleuth I’ve read for years' ANN CLEEVES
'Unmissable' ANTONY JOHNSTON
From award-winning author Jeffrey Boakye, Faith's First Case is a sharp, arresting and darkly funny crime novel like no other.
Mother. Cook. Detective?
Faith...
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About the author
Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster and educator with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is a senior teaching fellow at the University of Manchester and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester. Jeffrey’s books include Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored; What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions; I Heard What You Said; the multi-award-winning Musical Truth and Musical World and the Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer series. He is also the co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s double award-winning Add to Playlist. He now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons.
Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster and educator with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is a senior teaching fellow at the University of Manch...
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