Charlotte Langley – författare

'Searingly topical.' THE TELEGRAPH'Shocking.' HEATDetective Erin Crane and her partner Tom Radley have built their partnership on trust.They watch each other's backs. They share a contempt for Walker, the head of the anti-corruption team, that's practically a running joke between them.Then Tom uncovers Erin's biggest secret. Instead of pulling them apart, it draws them together, and Erin and Tom begin a love affair that could cost them everything.They're supposed to be finding out who killed sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson. Instead, Erin finds dashcam footage of Sophie getting into Tom's car less than an hour before she died.Now the man Erin trusts most in the world is her prime suspect. And she has to decide how far she'll go, for love, and for the truth.Soon to be a major ITV series starring Michelle Keegan, Autumn 2026.

Two women hunting the same killer. One seeks justice. One seeks fame. Both have something to hide.In a remote Scottish town where everyone knows everyone, the disappearance of local girl Lily Howard should be impossible to hide. But as Detective Ruth Lindsey discovers, some secrets run deeper than blood.When internet sensation Mia Chaplin arrives to investigate, her viral YouTube videos about the case spark a media frenzy. The town divides: some worship Mia as a crusader for justice, others see her as a dangerous provocateur. For Ruth, she's a threat – not just to the investigation, but to the fragile peace of a community already fracturing under pressure.As Mia's revelations start destroying lives, Ruth realises she's dealing with something far more sinister than a fame-hungry influencer. Because Mia knows things about Lily she shouldn't. And Ruth is beginning to suspect that the real predator isn't hiding in the shadowy hills of Galloway, but broadcasting to millions from plain sight...

'Searingly topical.' THE TELEGRAPH'Shocking.' HEATDetective Erin Crane and her partner Tom Radley have built their partnership on trust.They watch each other's backs. They share a contempt for Walker, the head of the anti-corruption team, that's practically a running joke between them.Then Tom uncovers Erin's biggest secret. Instead of pulling them apart, it draws them together, and Erin and Tom begin a love affair that could cost them everything.They're supposed to be finding out who killed sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson. Instead, Erin finds dashcam footage of Sophie getting into Tom's car less than an hour before she died.Now the man Erin trusts most in the world is her prime suspect. And she has to decide how far she'll go, for love, and for the truth.Soon to be a major ITV series starring Michelle Keegan, Autumn 2026.

''Searingly topical.'' THE TELEGRAPH''Shocking.'' HEATDetective Erin Crane and her partner Tom Radley have built their partnership on trust.They watch each other''s backs. They share a contempt for Walker, the head of the anti-corruption team, that''s practically a running joke between them.Then Tom uncovers Erin''s biggest secret. Instead of pulling them apart, it draws them together, and Erin and Tom begin a love affair that could cost them everything.They''re supposed to be finding out who killed sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson. Instead, Erin finds dashcam footage of Sophie getting into Tom''s car less than an hour before she died.Now the man Erin trusts most in the world is her prime suspect. And she has to decide how far she''ll go, for love, and for the truth.Soon to be a major ITV series starring Michelle Keegan, Autumn 2026.

In a town full of secrets the truth must be uncovered before it's buried forever.When a police detective is found murdered in the town of Wakestead, all clues point to local woman Amma Reynolds.Amma has a clear motive. She hates the police for failing to properly investigate her brother’s death, which was written off as an accidental drowning.Amma has always believed her brother was murdered. Could she have killed DI Mark Stormont in revenge?Former detective and private investigator Erin Crane is hired to find out.As she digs deeper, Erin realises that first she needs to uncover why Amma’s brother turned up dead in a river all those years ago. Even if it means tearing her friendship with DI Lewis Jennings apart.Because there are some secrets the Wakestead police force would rather stay buried…Praise for previous novel The Blame;'Searingly topical' The Telegraph on The Blame'Shocking' Heat on The Blame

In a town full of secrets the truth must be uncovered before it's buried forever.When a police detective is found murdered in the town of Wakestead, all clues point to local woman Amma Reynolds.Amma has a clear motive. She hates the police for failing to properly investigate her brother''s death, which was written off as an accidental drowning.Amma has always believed her brother was murdered. Could she have killed DI Mark Stormont in revenge?Former detective and private investigator Erin Crane is hired to find out.As she digs deeper, Erin realises that first she needs to uncover why Amma''s brother turned up dead in a river all those years ago. Even if it means tearing her friendship with DI Lewis Jennings apart.Because there are some secrets the Wakestead police force would rather stay buried…Praise for previous novel The Blame;'Searingly topical' The Telegraph on The Blame'Shocking' Heat on The Blame