Rough Cut

A dead young bride. A newly-wed Pakistani girl plummets to her death. Rosie investigates and is drawn to Laila, another girl in the community, terrified of being forced into marriage with a much older man in Pakistan. Then she disappears. A stash of illegal diamonds. Two prostitutes turn to Rosie for help when a client dies during an assignment. A briefcase they stole from the dead man turns out to contain some rough diamonds and several fake passports. They know they're in deep trouble. It's up to Rosie Gilmour to find the connection. As Rosie flies to Pakistan to try and rescue Laila, it becomes clear that Laila's disappearance and the briefcase are linked - and once back in Glasgow, she discovers just how much danger they are in. Praise for Anna Smith'Rosie Gilmour is a captivating character who drags the reader along at breakneck speed' Sunday Express. 'Provocative, shocking and utterly harrowing. grips like a vice' Daily Record. 'As perfectly paced and neatly plotted as any Ian Rankin novel' Daily Mail. 'I had to read the whole thing from start to finish in one sitting' Lorraine Kelly.