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Oct 6, 2024 11:18 AM

Author:Mo Hayder

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This dark and disturbing, edge-of-your-seat thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder is perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter. Full of twists and turns, it's an unmissable, engrossing read...

'Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers. She is the bravest writer I know' -- Karin Slaughter

'Warped ... bloodthirsty ... No matter how much you despise yourself for getting sucked into such places, Hayder is brilliant at making you read on' -- Daily Telegraph

'A story I found hard to put down.' -- ***** Reader review

'Gripping to the very end' -- ***** Reader review

'My night-time reading - so good it's a wonder l go to sleep at all!' -- ***** Reader review

'A proper page-turning thriller' -- ***** Reader review

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YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING THIS KILLER WANTS...

When the decomposed body of a young woman is found near railway tracks just outside Bristol one morning, everything points to suicide. That's how the police want it too: all neatly squared and tidied away.

But DI Jack Caffery is not so sure. He is on the trail of someone predatory - someone who hides in the shadows. And for the first time in a very long time, he feels scared.

Police Diver Flea Marley is working alongside Caffery. With the traumas of her past safely behind her, she's beginning to wonder whether their relationship could go beyond the professional. But then she finds something that changes everything.

Not only is it far too close to home for comfort - it's so horrifying that she knows that nothing will ever be the same again.

And this time, no one - not even Caffery - can help her ...

Reviews

Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers. She is the bravest writer I know

—— Karin Slaughter

Warped ... bloodthirsty ... No matter how much you despise yourself for getting sucked into such places, Hayder is brilliant at making you read on

—— Daily Telegraph

Hayder is the closest we've got to Stephen King ... the goriest thriller writer this side of the pond

—— Mirror

Hayder's gory insights into the dark are compelling

—— Guardian

Fast paced and absorbing ... complex and gripping

—— Guardian

'Atkinson's world is full of bizarre accidents and meaningless murders, but she celebrates love, laughter and literature so wholeheartedly that I cheered aloud...Everybody should read her'

—— Telegraph

'One of those rare fictions that defies categorisation.....contains startling moments of truth, and its insights into human nature are simply superb'

—— Sunday Times

The good news, of course, is that here is another Jackson Brodie thriller from the brilliant Kate Atkinson. The even better news is that . . . it's the most enthralling to date

—— Mirror

'Another faultless display by Kate Atkinson . . . Like the other titles in the Jackson Brodie series, this one plays with the tenets of the crime genre without ever sacrificing the essence of wit and nuance which make Atkinson's novels such jubilant reads'

—— Scotland on Sunday

'Unputdownable, Atkinson's books are like Agatha Christie mysteries that have burst at the seams-they're taut and intricate but also messy and funny and full of life'

—— Time

In this gripping new thriller by Kate Atkinson we are plunged into the heart of darkness . . . Suspense is tinglingly maintained throughout . . . shot through with wry wit and gritty realism

—— Daily Express

One of those writers who effortlessly bridges the gap between commercial and literary fiction

—— FAY WELDON , Sunday Express

Deliciously underhanded, echo-filled novel...so rewarding...it shows off an imagination so active that When Will There Be Good News? can barely contain it

—— New York Times

Heralds the welcome return of Jackson Brodie . . . a brilliantly observed drama on the nature of fate, love and memory

—— Marie Claire (Book of the Month)

I love Kate's writing...a fantastic detective mystery

—— Mirror

The opening chapter of Kate Atkinson's latest book is one of the finest pieces of suspense literature you will read this year . . . addictive . . . Atkinson is back at her best

—— London Life
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