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Hear No Evil: Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger
Author: Sarah Smith
£9.95
ScotlandSet in GlasgowDetective CrimeWar-Time Historical
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Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith is a historical crime novel set in 1817 Glasgow where Jean Campbell, a young deaf woman, is accused of drowning a child and faces hanging or an asylum unless she can tell her side of the story, prompting a teacher from the Deaf institution to help her communicate the truth. Who this is for: readers of atmospheric historical mysteries rooted in justice and voice.
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Booksellers Notes
Compassionate and quietly powerful, Hear No Evil moved us with its focus on justice and communication, showing how prejudice and silence can decide a life.
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Glasgow, 1817. Jean Campbell, a young Deaf woman, is accused of a terrible crime after witnesses claim she threw a child from the Old Bridge into the River Clyde. If found guilty, she faces execution or a lifetime confined in an asylum. Unable to hear the charges against her or speak in her own defence, Jean is dangerously alone.
The authorities turn to Robert Kinniburgh, a teacher from the city’s Deaf and Dumb Institution, to help interrogate her. What begins as a duty becomes something far more complex. Through patience and careful experimentation, Robert and Jean begin to communicate, building understanding where none existed before.
As trust grows, Jean reveals what truly happened on the bridge. The truth challenges everything the court believes it knows. With time running out, Robert must act quickly to protect Jean and ensure justice is done.
A powerful historical novel exploring language, isolation and compassion in a world shaped by fear and prejudice.
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