2 detective thrillers in 1 Vol. good used. Dead Beat introduces Kate Brannigan, a female private detective who does for Manchester what V.I. Warshawski has done for Chicago. As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realize that finding Moira is a prelude to murder.KICK BACK; kate brannigan is back, investigating the bizarre case of the missing conservatories. before long she"s up to her neck in crooked land deals, mortgage scams, financial chicanery-and murder. but when a favour for a friend puts kate"s own life in danger.