Out of the Ashes: A DI Maya Rahman novel

Out of the Ashes: A DI Maya Rahman novel
Vicky Newham

Praise for Vicky Newham’Remarkable’Paul Finch;‘Impressive’Daily Mail;A terrible accident – or a fire set to kill?When a flash mob on Brick Lane is interrupted by a sudden explosion, DI Maya Rahman is called to the scene. A fire is raging through one of the city’s most infamous streets – and it’s soon clear that it was a deliberate act of violence.The discovery of two charred bodies in the burnt-out shell of the building transforms an arson attack into a murder case. And, with witnesses too caught up in the crowd to have seen a thing, Maya is facing an investigation without a single lead.The possible motives are endless: money, vandalism, revenge. And, when reports of a second and even more horrifying crime lands on Maya’s desk, she knows she doesn’t have long to find answers – before all of East London goes up in flames.

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‘An impressive debut … the multicultural community of Brick Lane is sensitively evoked and the heroine is ultra-hip’

Daily Mail

‘The first in a promising series … a female detective who has to negotiate cultural conflicts on a daily basis’

The Sunday Times

‘Slick, fresh and current’

Mel Sherratt

‘A remarkable portrayal of crime in modern, multicultural Britain’

Paul Finch

‘DI Maya Rahman is the heroine I’ve waited a lifetime for’

Alex Caan

‘A sensational debut; a current, timely police procedural featuring a DI like none you’ve ever seen’

Karen Dionne

‘A terrific start to an important new series’

Vaseem Khan

‘[DI Maya Rahman] is wonderfully complex and human, and the tension ratchets up nicely’

James Oswald

‘Clever, passionate and hugely thought provoking’

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VICKY NEWHAM grew up in West Sussex and taught Psychology in East London for many years, before moving to Whitstable in Kent. She studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Kingston University, where she graduated with distinction. She is currently working on the next instalment in the DI Rahman series.

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

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Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008240738

For my father, who I miss every day.

Contents

Cover (#uc9bb1883-734f-53f1-bfee-8b4b7a84a9ae)

PRAISE (#ulink_baf3448c-622f-5fed-aff3-97c6eca24722)

About the Author (#ulink_45b61515-0fa4-5d2e-a61c-d94c90d1f590)

Title Page (#ued3941c8-552e-567c-ab67-56bcd5997540)

Copyright (#ulink_09750086-de57-5318-98de-b95f7e4a6100)

Dedication (#u8804e1f2-fb7b-512c-987e-95cd09c3c668)

FRIDAY (#ulink_03c7cacd-e2dd-5048-9383-1ff878a386b1)

Rosa, 2 p.m. (#ulink_8751f551-9a22-5c09-9356-04f5f814750e)

Maya, 2.30 p.m. (#ulink_64ec67c3-43db-5520-bdcc-812e418e4cd4)

Maya, 3.30 p.m. (#ulink_1f0eacc0-e0f3-585f-bfa4-7ec29487c89b)

Maya, 3.45 p.m. (#ulink_30b508e2-bed8-5026-a623-ea6de43b161c)

Dan, 3.45 p.m. (#ulink_4461a2c4-cb8e-52c8-835c-8c94079a6bc6)

Maya, 4 p.m. (#ulink_dd6a4149-280e-5468-9cc2-949921c683c1)

Maya, 4.30 p.m. (#ulink_f1e9d3d1-1150-597a-a626-24ba01fdfdeb)

Maya, 5.30 p.m. (#ulink_8af849da-ae94-5155-b5ae-5708216d35d9)