<p><b>THRILLER OF THE YEAR at the 2025 Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards</b><br><br>'One of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - <b>M.W. CRAVEN<br></b><br>'As ever with Fennell, the creation and manipulation of suspense is machine-tooled and satisfying' - <b>THE FINANCIAL TIMES<br></b><br>'Frighteningly convincing... Well worth reading' - <b>THE SUNDAY TIMES<br></b><br>'A chilling treat to be savoured' - <b>WILLIAM HUSSEY<br></b><br><br><b>KILLERS DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES. SO WHY SHOULD SHE?</b><br><br>The stunning new crime thriller from one of British crime writing's brightest talents.<br>______________________<br><br>Elena Zoric is murdered, her body concealed beside a stream in North London. Her phone lies nearby, the last number dialled was to the woman who had rescued her from sex trafficking: Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Grace Archer.<br><br>Archer desperately wants to lead the murder investigation but her new boss, Chief Inspector Les Fletcher, makes it very clear its out of her jurisdiction.<br><br>Then the thirty-year-old remains of a woman are found in the attic of an abandoned house, the victim dying in similar circumstances to Elena Zoric.<br><br>But Archer's North London colleagues have bigger priorities than the murder of 'a drugged-up prostitute.'<br><br>Archer needs answers. Who killed Elena? Why did she call Archer moments from her death? And what rules must she break to stop a killer in his tracks?<br>______________________<br><br><u>What your favourite crime authors are saying about David Fennell:</u><br><br>'A truly extraordinary crime novel' - <b>LYNDA LA PLANTE</b><br><br>'A stunning start to a fantastic new series' - <b>M.W. CRAVEN</b><br><br>'Involved me in a way that few thrillers do, kept me alert and on-edge right up through the deeply satisfying finale' -<b> AJ FINN</b><br><br>'I flew through it . . . Tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive' - <b>SIMON LELIC</b><br><br>'Unsettling, fast-paced, suspenseful and gripping . . . Excellent' - <b>WILL DEAN</b><br><br>'A serial killer thriller with the darkest of hearts' - <b>FIONA CUMMINS</b><br><br>'A tense-as-hell high-body count page turner, but a rarer thing too - one that's also full of genuine warmth and humanity' - <b>WILLIAM SHAW</b><br><br>'Chilling, unsettling and wonderfully atmospheric' - <b>BRIAN McGILLOWAY</b></p>