​'As ever with Fennell, the creation and manipulation of suspense is machine-tooled and satisfying' - THE FINANCIAL TIMES

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'Frighteningly convincing... Well worth reading' - THE SUNDAY TIMES

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'One of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - M.W. CRAVEN

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'A chilling treat to be savoured' - WILLIAM HUSSEY

KILLERS DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES. SO WHY SHOULD SHE?

The stunning new 2024 crime thriller from one of British/Irish crime writing's brightest talents.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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But Archer's North London colleagues have bigger priorities than the murder of 'a drugged-up prostitute.'

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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?