Books Read: Marnie Riches - The Girl Who Wouldn't Die

HE’S WATCHING HER. SHE DOESN’T KNOW IT…YET 

When a bomb explodes at the University of Amsterdam, aspiring criminologist Georgina McKenzie is asked by the police to help flush out the killer. 

But the bomb is part of a much bigger, more sinister plot that will have the entire city quaking in fear. 

And the killer has a very special part for George to play…

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Guest Post: George McKenzie – the thinking reader’s heroine by Marnie Riches

A few weeks I was invited to be part of the cover reveal promo for The Girl Who Wouldn't Die and today it's my pleasure to be part of the blog tour and welcome author Marnie Riches to talk about her heroine George McKenzie.

The women in my family are all tough as old boots. They’ve been through plenty, and times have been lean indeed. You know the type: Matriarchs. Grafters. Keeping their heads above choppy water. Small wonder, then, that I was cut from similar cloth. I’ve always had too much to say. Always had a rebellious punk spirit in me. And, like the women in my family, I have a pair of giant cojones that I don when the occasion arises and some fool tries to cross me. 

When it comes to literature and TV, I like to see a heroine who measures up to my expectations of what heroism is. She’ll love hard. Fight hard. She’ll be fearless, fiercely loyal and have a mouth on her. Naturally, she’ll be too cool for school. And, oh, she’s got to be smart. Right? 

Sadly, though, great heroines in fiction, whether it be on the page or the screen, are hard come-by. Clarice Starling mesmerised Hannibal Lecter and caught Buffalo Bill, but she was an understated sort, obscured in the long shadows cast by the men in Silence of the Lambs. Never mind, though, because we got Salander! Lisbeth Salander definitely kicks ass. She’s a rebel, defying people’s wish to label her sexuality and psychological quirks. Except Salander’s a very low-key figure, isn’t she? She performs many heroic feats, but mainly using her laptop. And she doesn’t say right much. And she gets that bloody boob job – surely something a female author would not have had her heroine do.

Cover Reveal: The Girl Who Wouldn't Die by Marnie Riches

Today I'm delighted to be part of the cover reveal promo for The Girl Who Wouldn't Die by Marnie Riches which is being published by Avon in April. So here it is...

HE’S WATCHING HER. SHE DOESN’T KNOW IT…YET 

When a bomb explodes at the University of Amsterdam, aspiring criminologist Georgina McKenzie is asked by the police to help flush out the killer. But the bomb is part of a much bigger, more sinister plot that will have the entire city quaking in fear. 

And the killer has a very special part for George to play… 

Marnie Riches grew up on a rough estate in Manchester, aptly within sight of the dreaming spires of Strangeways prison. Able to speak five different languages, she gained a Master’s degree in Modern & Medieval Dutch and German from Cambridge University. She has been a punk, a trainee rock star, a pretend artist, a property developer and professional fundraiser. In her spare time, she likes to run, mainly to offset the wine and fine food she consumes with great enthusiasm.

Having authored the first six books of HarperCollins Children’s Time-Hunters series, she now writes crime thrillers for adults.