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THE GRIPPING DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR M. J. ARLIDGE
'Addictive. Will have readers scrabbling at the pages as feverishly as an innocent clawing at a prison cell door' DAILY EXPRESS
'Gripping, compulsive and addictive - I read it in 24 hours' 5***** READER REVIEW
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Prison is no place for a detective . . .
Helen Grace was one of the country's best police investigators.
Now she's behind bars with the killers she caught.
Framed for murder . . .
She knows there is only way out:
Stay alive until her trial and somehow prove her innocence.
Locked up with a killer . . .
But when a mutilated body is found in the cell next door,
Helen fears her days are numbered.
A murderer is on the loose.
Now she must find them.
Before she's next . . .
'A great set-up, and Arlidge keeps the tension ratcheted up throughout' Sunday Times Crime Club
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PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE:
'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' Jeffery Deaver
'The new Jo Nesbo' Judy Finnigan
'Fast paced and nailbitingly tense . . . gripping' Sun
'DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine . . . MJ Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone' Daily Mail
Silence of the Lambs meets Shawshank Redemption.
About the Author
M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last fifteen years, specializing in high-end drama production, including the prime-time crime serials Torn, The Little House and Silent Witness. Arlidge also pilots original crime series for both UK and US networks. In 2015 his audio exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a Number One bestseller.
His first thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014. It was followed by the bestselling Pop Goes the Weasel, The Doll's House, Liar Liar, Little Boy Blue, Hide and Seek, Love Me Not, and Down to the Woods.
Reviews
Framed police woman D I Helen Grace must survive prison and prove her innocence in M J Alridge's sixth bestselling thriller * from the publisher's description *
Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years -- Jeffery Deaver
Page-turningly chilling * The Times *
Chills to the bone * Daily Mail *
Addictive. Will have readers scrabbling at the pages as feverishly as an innocent clawing at a prison cell door * Daily Express *
This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo -- Judy Finnigan
Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent * Sun *
One of the best new series detectives . . . Mesmerizing! -- Lisa Gardner
M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace * Daily Mail *
Chilling stuff * Fabulist *
A chilling read * My Weekly *
A grisly, gripping thriller * Sunday Mirror *
Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow * Sunday Sport *
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
Book Information
ISBN 9781405925624
Author M. J. Arlidge
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 266g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm