Anna Smith Spark Books

The explosive follow up to BLOOD FEUD. Kerry Casey has fought her way to the top of the Glasgow crime scene. But can she stay there?

"Notes from the Field--originally performed as a one-person play--portrays a host of real-life figures who have witnessed, experienced, and fought the system that pushes students of color out of the classroom and into prisons. (As Smith put it in a recent interview: "Stuff that for middle-class kids or rich kids, it'd be considered mischief; for poor kids, it's really that road to prison.") We are introduced to these figures one by one: Sherrilyn Iffil, president of the NAACP; Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant, who spoke at the funeral of Freddie Gray; Niya Kenny, a high school student who was arrested for defending a classmate against a teacher's overzealous discipline; Bree Newsome, the activist who made headlines when she removed the Confederate flag from the state house grounds of South Carolina; and many others. Taken together, these voices bear powerful witness to a great injustice of our time--and inspire us with their accounts of perseverance, resistance, and progress"-- Provided by publisher

This nail-biting Glasgow-set crime thriller introduces Billie Carlson, an ex- cop turned Private Investigator. Perfect for fans of Marnie Riches and Martina Cole.

A dead young bride and a briefcase full of illegal diamonds add up to a dangerous sixth investigation for crime reporter Rosie Gilmour

KING OF RUIN. KING OF DUST AND SHADOWS. KING OF DEATH. HE WILL RULE ALL. THE KING IS COMING.

A gripping gangland thriller sees heroine crime boss Kerry Casey in jail - for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole and Jessie Keane

The second nailbiting thriller featuring investigative reporter Rosie Gilmour

THE WHITE-KNUCKLE FOLLOW UP TO FIGHT BACK - GRIPPING FROM START TO FINISH!

Anna Deveare Smith's award-winning one-woman shows were borne of her uniquely brilliant ability to listen. In Talk to Me she applies her rare talent to the language of political power in America.Believing that character and language are inextricably bound, Smith sets out to discern the essence of America by listening to its people and trying to capture its politics. To that end she travels to some of America's most conspicuous places, like the presidential conventions of 1996, and some of its darkest corners, like a women's prison in Maryland. And along the way she interviews everyone from janitors to murderers to Bill Clinton himself. Memoir, social commentary, meditation on language, this book is as vastly ambitious as it is compellingly unique.

The story follows Lidae, an ordinary woman who embodies the duality of life as a daughter, wife, and mother while also being a formidable warrior. Her journey reveals the struggles and triumphs of navigating her roles, as she grapples with her fierce warrior instincts and the bloodshed that comes with them. Through Lidae's eyes, the narrative explores themes of identity, duty, and the complexities of a woman's strength in a fantasy world.