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Eeny Meeny

Sep 22, 2024 10:38 AM

Author:M. J. Arlidge,Elizabeth Bower,Nigel Pilkington,Lucy Gaskell,Annie Aldington

Eeny Meeny

'This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo' Judy Finnigan

'What a great premise!' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

Eeny Meeny is the rocket-paced serial-killer thriller debut from M. J. Arlidge. Eeny Meeny was a Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2014 pick.

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The girl emerged from the woods, barely alive. Her story was beyond belief. But it was true. Every dreadful word of it.

Days later, another desperate escapee is found - and a pattern is emerging. Pairs of victims are being abducted, imprisoned then faced with a terrible choice: kill or be killed.

Would you rather lose your life or lose your mind?

Detective Inspector Helen Grace has faced down her own demons on her rise to the top. As she leads the investigation to hunt down this unseen monster, she learns that it may be the survivors - living calling cards - who hold the key to the case.

And unless she succeeds, more innocents will die . . .

Introducing M. J. Arlidge's Detective Inspector Helen Grace, Eeny Meeny is an electrifying début, with the nerve-shredding intensity of Saw and Along Came a Spider. Fans of James Patterson and Mo Hayder should pay attention.

Praise for M.J. Arlidge and the DI Helen Grace series:

'M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace' Daily Mail

'Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent' Sun

'Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years.' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

'Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless' Sunday Sport

'Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing!' Lisa Gardner

'A gripping debut ... D.I. Helen Grace is a flawed but winning heroine ... and, boy, the pages fly by' USA Today

'A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller' Huffington Post

Reviews

M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace . . . he spares us none of the dark details, weaving them together into a tapestry that chills to the bone

—— Daily Mail

With an orchestration of tension that is always sharp and cinematic, M. J. Arlidge's debut novel grabs the reader by the throat

—— Barry Forshaw , Crimetime

Eeny Meeny is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo

—— Judy Finnigan

It's amazing

—— Richard Madeley

This taut, fast-paced debut is truly excellent

—— The Sun

A macabre, theatrical thriller that gripped me with every twist

—— Woman and Home

Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing!

—— Lisa Gardner

Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet

—— Will Lavender

What a great premise!...EENY MEENY is a fresh and brilliant departure from the stock serial killer tale. And Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years

—— Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

A gripping debut ... D.I. Helen Grace is a flawed but winning heroine ... and, boy, the pages fly by

—— USA Today

A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller

—— Huffington Post

Smith Henderson's prose is an utter joy to read. An intricate novel with an echo of Céline. A great accomplishment. An extraordinary debut.

—— Jenni Fagan, author of The Panopticon

A terrific debut novel, packed full of bracing scenes and sentences that stick in the mind long after the last page. It barely seems credible that this is Smith Henderson's first book.

—— Jonathan Lee, author of Joy

Zings with an immediacy that makes you feel like you’re right there … Henderson, a former social worker and prison guard, hails from Montana, so it’s no surprise he can do it justice.

—— Esquire

Listen out for echoes of Richards Russo and Ford as Henderson powers his way to an abruptly devastating ending.

—— Observer

Striking early scenes show why Henderson has his illustrious admirers.

—— Sunday Times

A worthy contender for the title of a great American novel. With its magisterial scope and emotionally rich storytelling, this literary tour-de-force captivated and, at few points, grounded me to dust with its sheer brilliance. It is one of the books that will always keep bouncing around my head and one around which many readers will redefine their life. I can't recommend it enough.

—— Upcoming4.me

A triumphant thriller worthy of Bond’s creator Ian Fleming.

—— Daily Express

I found myself wondering if Boyd had outdone Fleming.

—— Nicholas Lezard , Guardian

[Boyd is] an ideal writer of James Bond novels, and this one, his first, is very good

—— William Leith , Evening Standard

Perfectly judged homage

—— Mail on Sunday

A brand new James Bond adventure combining all the glamour and excitement of Fleming’s original novels with the masterful storytelling of William Boyd

—— Western Morning News

A very good piece of literary ventriloquism, with a great baddie

—— Heathrow Express

Fleming’s James Bond lives again in this perfectly judged homage

—— Mail on Sunday

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