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Dirty Money

Farrow & Chang Thrillers (Book 1)

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'Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end' Bella Mackie, author of How to Kill Your Family

'Oozes with style, pace, and a cunningly imagined plot' Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hike

'Razor-sharp writing, great characters and a brilliantly topical story' T.M. Logan, author of The Dream Home

RAMONA CHANG

An investigative journalist turned private detective, Ramona's final scoop left her with a target on her back. Now in hiding, she is living in a run-down flat in east London. But when her latest case looking into an upmarket escort agency takes a dark turn, she needs information only accessible to those in power . . .

DETECTIVE SERGEANT MADELEINE FARROW

A high-flying operative at a government agency, it's the day of her fiftieth birthday when Madeleine finds out that she has been given the lead on an investigation into corruption on a global scale. But when she finds her case mysteriously blocked from the inside, she needs someone on the outside, capable of moving undetected . . .

As Ramona's and Madeleine's cases collide, can the unlikely allies find justice for multiple victims within the capital's hotbed of lies and deception?

A gripping thrill-ride set against the gloss and grit of contemporary London, DIRTY MONEY introduces an unforgettable new detective duo created by critically acclaimed writer Charlotte Philby.

'Brilliant! Effortlessly cool and clever. Cracking plot too' Jane Casey, author of The Killing Kind

'Slick, stylish, glimmering with menace and introducing two unforgettable new leads' Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List

©2025 Charlotte Philby (P)2025 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

A journalist turned private eye and a government investigator join forces in this compelling thriller about power, corruption and exploitation in present-day London
Guardian
A lively and topical addition to the library of metropolitan crime novels
Financial Times
A rich, detailed picture of life in contemporary London . . . Dirty Money is one of those rare books that has it all - fantastic, realistic characters, a good plot and absolutely beautiful writing
Sunday Independent
This is the first in a new series and wow, what a start! I loved this London-based story
Prima
A dazzling crime story
Woman's Own
Slick, sharp, topical and very cool!
Natasha Poliszczuk
A shrewd, addictive novel about corruption and power in modern-day London
i Paper
A dazzling crime thriller
Chat Magazine
And so a promising new series gets underway
Mail on Sunday
The first book in a crime series . . . Dirty Money features a winning duo in DS Madeleine Farrow and Ramona Chang
Sunday Times
Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end. The kind of thriller to leave you wanting more
Bella Mackie, author of HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY
Slick, stylish, glimmering with menace and introducing two unforgettable new leads - I loved it!
Lucy Foley, bestselling author of THE GUEST LIST and THE PARIS APARTMENT
Razor-sharp writing, great characters and a brilliantly topical story make for a compelling journey through the dark heart of London
T.M. Logan, author of THE DREAM HOME and THE HOLIDAY
Cool, cunning, contemporary, Dirty Money ruthlessly excavates London's layers from the powerful heights to the blood-soaked streets. I can't wait for the next Farrow & Chang adventure
Erin Kelly, bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS
Executed with Philby's assured prose, Dirty Money oozes with style, pace, and a cunningly imagined plot. Think Killing Eve meets Strike. We're gifted two punchy and flawed female protagonists in Farrow and Chang - and I can't wait to discover where they're taking me next!
Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE HIKE
The first book in the new Farrow and Chang series is stylish, smart and seriously well-written with a topical, gripping plot that grabbed me from the start. Looking forward to the next!
HARRIET TYCE, author of A LESSON IN CRUELTY
Brilliant! Charlotte is so good at telling little details that give you a character, whether that's a person or a city. Effortlessly cool and clever. Cracking plot too. I hope it's the start of a very long series
Jane Casey, author of THE KILLING KIND
London's glitziest and seediest corners spring to life in this sharp and savvy novel. Madeleine Farrow and Ramona Chang make an unlikely duo and an unforgettable team. A terrific read
Gilly Macmillan, author of THE FALL
An accomplished thriller with brilliantly drawn likeable yet flawed characters - can't wait for the next one
Catherine Cooper, author of THE ISLAND
Sharp, fresh, relevant and pacy. A gripping race through the glamour and grit of London with the smart female detective duo we've all been waiting for. A smashing start to a brilliant new series. More, please, and soon
Anna Mazzola, author of THE CLOCKWORK GIRL
Dirty Money introduces an edgy new partnership to grace the crime fiction landscape. In Farrow and Chang we find a wildly contrasting duo forced together to navigate a path from London's darkly gleaming towers to the city's seedy underbelly. A stylish start to a compelling new series
Vaseem Khan, author of CITY OF DESTRUCTION
A gripping thriller
The Sun

User Reviews

Book 4.5
Narration 3.5
Author Charlotte Philby
Narrator Kirsten Foster, Victoria Fox
Series Farrow & Chang Thrillers
Duration 10 hours
Release Date
ISBN 9781399812115
Format Audiobook
Publisher John Murray Press
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.5 (2 reviews)
Narration
3.5 (2 reviews)

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