Lorraine Mace is the critically acclaimed author of the D.I. Sterling thrillers. Love Me Tender is the fifth instalment in this dark and gritty series. In addition, she is the humour columnist for Writing Magazine and the head judge at Writers' Forum where she also writes two columns. Lorraine lives in the warmer and sunnier clime of southern Spain. Find her on Twitter at @lomace or at www.lorrainemace.com.
Her assured and fluid writing style truly brings characters
and scenes to life on the page -- Rachel Abbott
Gritty, topical, sometimes lacerating, but always enthralling. A
truly compulsive read -- Abbie Frost
D.I. Paolo Sterling is instantly engaging - Children in
Chains is a dark, gripping and unflinching read --
Louise Phillips, winner of the Best Irish Crime Novel of the
Year
Gripping, fast-paced -- Sheila Bugler, Hunting Shadows
Delve into the dark side. Well-constructed with unflinching
plots. Satisfying enough for the most discerning crime reader.
-- Ruth Dugdall
Fast-paced and compulsive reading with tension ratcheted to
the max. D.I. Paolo Sterling's humanity is tested by
gut-wrenching crimes and damaged killers. -- Chris
Curran
A visceral, no-punches-pulled, gut-wrenching
thriller... Crime Noir at its darkest -- Caroline
Dunford
From page one the reader is parachuted into the epicentre of
calculated, sinister murder. The pace is unrelenting as
Mace presses on, hot on the heels of the enigmatic Pretender --
Anna Legat, author of Sandman
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