Dirty Money

*Currently under option*

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

Charlotte Philby is the author of four novels, PART OF THE FAMILY, A DOUBLE LIFE, THE SECOND WOMAN (trilogy); and EDITH AND KIM – all of which have been optioned for Film/TV. Her fifth novel, THE END OF SUMMER, will publish by The Borough Press in June 2024 and it also optioned for development. She is a former reporter, editor and columnist at The Independent newspaper – shortlisted for the 2013 Cudlipp prize for investigative journalism – and a former contributing editor at Marie Claire magazine. She has presented documentaries for the BBC World Service, The One Show, and appeared on television, podcasts and radio including Radio 4’s Front Row, Woman’s Hour, Free Thinking, Loose Ends, Brit Box’s Secrets of the Spies, Sky News, NPR’s Note to Self podcast. She has written for publications including New Statesman, Tatler, Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times, ELLE, Red, and more.