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‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written…with great pace, truly sympathetic characters, and a great twist at the end’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange Shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award Whatever you do, don’t open the door…By day, Ellie Power has a normal life. She has a stable home, a loving boyfriend, a future.But at night, she suffers from a sleep disorder. She becomes angry, unpredictable, violent. Her mother locks Ellie in her bedroom every night, to keep them both safe.Then one morning, Ellie wakes up, horrified to find the lock on her bedroom door smashed from the inside. She is covered in injuries, unable to remember anything about the night before.And her boyfriend Matt is nowhere to be found…Praise for Lock Me In‘This ambitious and wide-reaching novel had me hooked from the very first page’ S. E. Lynes, author of The Women‘One of the best debuts I have ever read’ Clare Empson, author of Him'A flawlessly written, jaw-dropping, chilling and twisty psychological thriller' Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie‘A disturbing psychological thriller’ Rachel Sargeant, author of The Perfect Neighbours‘A five star, unputdownable thriller that had me gripped from the very first page. Both chilling and heart-wrenching, I read it in one sitting!’ Caz Finlay, author of The Boss‘The characters are fresh, the dialogue sharp’ G. D. Abson, author of Motherland‘A stunning debut. Gripping, compelling and skilfully crafted’ N J Crosskey, author of Poster Boy

‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written…with great pace, truly sympathetic characters, and a great twist at the end’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange Shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award Whatever you do, don’t open the door…By day, Ellie Power has a normal life. She has a stable home, a loving boyfriend, a future.But at night, she suffers from a sleep disorder. She becomes angry, unpredictable, violent. Her mother locks Ellie in her bedroom every night, to keep them both safe.Then one morning, Ellie wakes up, horrified to find the lock on her bedroom door smashed from the inside. She is covered in injuries, unable to remember anything about the night before.And her boyfriend Matt is nowhere to be found…Praise for Lock Me In‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange‘This ambitious and wide-reaching novel had me hooked from the very first page’ S. E. Lynes, author of The Women‘One of the best debuts I have ever read’ Clare Empson, author of Him'A flawlessly written, jaw-dropping, chilling and twisty psychological thriller' Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie‘A disturbing psychological thriller’ Rachel Sargeant, author of The Perfect Neighbours‘The characters are fresh, the dialogue sharp’ G. D. Abson, author of Motherland‘A stunning debut. Gripping, compelling and skilfully crafted’ N J Crosskey, author of Poster Boy

‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written…with great pace, truly sympathetic characters, and a great twist at the end’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood OrangeShortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger awardWhatever you do, don’t open the door…By day, Ellie Power has a normal life. She has a stable home, a loving boyfriend, a future.But at night, she suffers from a sleep disorder. She becomes angry, unpredictable, violent. Her mother locks Ellie in her bedroom every night, to keep them both safe.Then one morning, Ellie wakes up, horrified to find the lock on her bedroom door smashed from the inside. She is covered in injuries, unable to remember anything about the night before.And her boyfriend Matt is nowhere to be found…Praise for Lock Me In‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange‘This ambitious and wide-reaching novel had me hooked from the very first page’ S. E. Lynes, author of The Women‘One of the best debuts I have ever read’ Clare Empson, author of Him''A flawlessly written, jaw-dropping, chilling and twisty psychological thriller'' Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie‘A disturbing psychological thriller’ Rachel Sargeant, author of The Perfect Neighbours‘The characters are fresh, the dialogue sharp’ G. D. Abson, author of Motherland‘A stunning debut. Gripping, compelling and skilfully crafted’ N J Crosskey, author of Poster Boy

''A tense, unsettling and emotionally engaging whydunnit'' - SOPHIE HANNAH''Gritty, tense, and superbly plotted'' - HARRIET TYCETWO BOYS LOVED HER. BUT WHICH ONE KILLED HER?On a dark night two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into a house. They beat and traumatised the occupants, then left, taking only a bracelet. No one knows why, not even Luke, Rob''s younger brother and Paige''s confidant. Paige disappeared after that night. And having spent her life in children''s homes and the foster system, no one cared enough to look for her.Now Rob is out of prison, and probation officer Wren Reynolds has been tasked with his rehabilitation. But Wren has her own reasons for taking on Rob as a client. Convinced that Rob knows what happened to Paige, and hiding a lifetime of secrets from her heavily pregnant wife, Wren''s obsession with finding a missing girl may tear her family apart...This compelling and unputdownable thriller about the forgotten children of the foster system is perfect for readers of Harriet Tyce, Sophie Hannah and Lisa Jewell.''Immersive and compelling, authentic and raw'' - S.E. LYNES''Superb. A rare combination of stunning twists and exceptional prose'' - DAVID JACKSON''A mesmerising tale. One of the rising stars of crime fiction'' - TREVOR WOOD

* THE TIMES BOOK CLUB STAR PICK ** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH ** A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK *''Chilling and compelling'' - THE SUN''Turns a traditional crime plot to very modern effect'' - SUNDAY TIMES''Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense'' - HARRIET TYCETHE WORLD''S TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW.A PRIZE WORTH KILLING FOR...Frozen Out is set to be a TV sensation. On a small ship off the coast of Greenland, six contestants will push themselves to breaking point for a £100,000 prize. The show is Tori Matsuka''s baby. After years working her way up the ladder, she''s finally launching her own production company and everything is riding on the show. For camerawoman Dee, it''s a chance to start again after the tragedy that tanked her undercover journalism career. But as errors and mishaps mount on set, tempers among the cast and crew start to fray. And when one of the contestants is found dead, only Dee realises that the death wasn''t natural - and from what she''s seen from behind the camera, it won''t be the last. As the Arctic ice closes in and all chance of escape is cut off, one thing becomes clear: although the world outside wants them dead, it''s the secrets inside the ship that might cost them their lives...Packed with suspense from the first page to the last, Freeze is a must-read for fans of Shiver, The Sanatorium and One By One. This thriller isn''t just chilling: it''s sub-zero.

*** WINNER OF THE BATH NOVEL AWARD ***'A tense, unsettling and emotionally engaging whydunnit' - SOPHIE HANNAH'Gritty, tense, and superbly plotted' - HARRIET TYCE'A complete triumph. an intelligent and deeply satisfying thriller' - ELIZABETH HAYNES________________________________________TWO BOYS LOVED HER.BUT WHICH ONE KILLED HER?On a dark night two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into a house. They beat and traumatised the occupants, then left, taking only a bracelet. No one knows why, not even Luke, Rob's younger brother and Paige's confidant. Paige disappeared after that night. And having spent her life in children's homes and the foster system, no one cared enough to look for her.Now Rob is out of prison, and probation officer Wren Reynolds has been tasked with his rehabilitation. But Wren has her own reasons for taking on Rob as a client. Convinced that Rob knows what happened to Paige, and hiding a lifetime of secrets from her heavily pregnant wife, Wren's obsession with finding a missing girl may tear her family apart...This beautiful and compelling thriller is perfect for readers of Harriet Tyce, Sophie Hannah and Lisa Jewell.________________________________________'Superb. A rare combination of stunning twists and exceptional prose' - DAVID JACKSON'Immersive and compelling, authentic and raw' - S.E. LYNES'A mesmerising tale. One of the rising stars of crime fiction' - TREVOR WOOD