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‘An astonishingly gifted writer’ MARIAN KEYES'Hilary is my drop-everything writer; always original, always bang-on psychologically, always gripping' ALEX MARWOODEVERY PLACE HAS ITS GHOSTS.Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival has haunted him and the town ever since.Now a Detective Sergeant in the local police, Joe is called to the scene of a brutal and apparently inexplicable crime. The whole town is spooked, but Joe’s new boss, DI Laurie Bower, more used to inner-city police work, has no time for superstition. She just wants to find the very real killer who has left no trace and apparently had no motive.Joining forces, Joe and Laurie work to uncover the secrets of Edenscar, both past and present.But when you dig up the dead, expect to get your hands dirty…The first in a stand-out and haunting new crime series for fans of Vera, Broadchurch and Happy Valley. Set in a town steeped in history and horror, the series follows DS Joseph Ashe, a young man haunted by the ghosts of his past struggling with survivor’s guilt, and DI Laurie Bower, an outsider fighting to fit in.Praise for Sarah Hilary:'A master of her craft... she makes the words sing' ANN CLEEVES'Sarah Hilary writes beautifully and unflinchingly' PETER JAMES'Sarah Hilary has always known how to chill her readers' VAL MCDERMID'Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern Gothic' ERIN KELLY on Fragile'Tremendous' IAN RANKIN on Quieter than Killing

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.

After an introduction by the editors, Paul B. Kane and Marie O’Regan, this collection includes the following stories:

Winner of the Theakston''s 2015 Crime Novel of the Year, and a 2014 Richard and Judy Book Club pick.SOMEONE ELSE''S SKIN has been acclaimed as ''stunning'' by Mark Billingham and ''superbly disturbing'' by the Observer. Introducing DI Marnie Rome, this powerful novel that will enthral fans of Val McDermid, Alex Marwood and Claire Mackintosh.

''A stunning debut'' Mark Billingham

Called to a women''s refuge to take a routine witness statement, DI Marnie Rome instead walks in on an attempted murder.

Trying to uncover the truth from layers of secrets, Marnie finds herself confronting her own demons. Because she, of all people, knows that it can be those closest to us we should fear the most . . .

A mesmerising, gripping novel from the winner of the 2015 Theakston''s Crime Novel of the Year for SOMEONE ELSE''S SKIN. . Perfect for readers of Clare Mackintosh and Alex Marwood.''Written with the verve and assurance of a future star'' Helen Dunmore

Two young boys.Trapped underground in a bunker.

Five years later, the boys'' bodies are found and the most difficult case of DI Marnie Rome''s career begins. She has to find out who they are and what happened to them. For no-one has reported them missing - and it seems she is the only person to care.

A dark, compelling Marnie Rome novel, rich with psychological insight, from the winner of the Theakston''s Crime Novel of the Year. For readers of Clare Mackintosh and Alex Marwood.

''Intelligently and fluently written with a clever plot and an energetic pace, dealing with harrowing topics and shot through with humanity'' Cath Staincliffe

The fragile young girl who causes the fatal car crash disappears from the scene. A runaway who doesn''t want to be found, she only wants to return to the man who understands her and offers her warmth, comfort, a home. He gives her shelter. Just as he gives shelter to the other lost girls who live in his house.

D.I. Marnie Rome thinks that she knows families, their secrets and their fault lines. But as she begins investigating the girl''s disappearance nothing can prepare her for what she''s about to face.

A gripping, chilling and twisty novel from Sarah Hilary, winner of the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year, returns with a new DI Marnie Rome novel, QUIETER THAN KILLING. For fans of Val McDermid, Alex Marwood and Claire Mackintosh

''Hilary is my drop-everything writer; always original, always bang-on psychologically, always gripping. I am a huge fan'' Alex Marwood

''Tremendous'' Ian Rankin

It''s winter, the nights are dark and freezing, and a series of assaults is pulling DI Marnie Rome and DS Noah Jake out onto streets of London. When Marnie''s family home is ransacked, there are signs that the burglary can have only been committed by someone who knows her.

Someone out there is playing games. It is time for both Marnie and Noah to face the truth about the creeping, chilling reaches of a troubled upbringing.

Gripping, tense, twisty and full of emotional insight, COME AND FIND ME is Sarah Hilary''s Marnie Rome 5 book, for fans of Mick Herron or Clare Mackintosh.

''Hilary belts out a corker of a story, all wrapped up in her vivid, effortless prose. If you''re not reading this series of London-set police procedurals then you need to start right away'' Observer

On the surface, Lara Chorley and Ruth Hull have nothing in common, other than their infatuation with Michael Vokey. Each is writing to a sadistic inmate, sharing her secrets, whispering her worst fears, craving his attention.

DI Marnie Rome understands obsession. She''s finding it hard to give up her own addiction to a dangerous man: her foster brother, Stephen Keele. She wasn''t able to save her parents from Stephen. She lives with that guilt every day.

As the hunt for Vokey gathers pace, Marnie fears one of the women may have found him - and is about to pay the ultimate price.

Compulsive, gripping and dark, NEVER BE BROKEN is the stunning new novel in the Marnie Rome series, for fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham, and Val McDermid

''Sarah Hilary writes beautifully and unflinchingly'' Peter James

Noah Jake has seen dead bodies before but when a young woman falls to her death from a London tower block, landing in the bonnet of his car, everything changes for him. Has he witnessed an accident, suicide, or something worse? Whichever, it affects him deeply.

London''s young people are being trafficked into gangs, exploited, and killed. Thirteen-year-old Raffa Jordan was shot in the street, an innocent bystander in a gang war, or so it seems. It looks as if Samantha Haile is just the latest victim in the wave of violence sweeping the city. Only Noah feels the need to treat her differently, to chase down the truth of what happened that day.Marnie Rome wants to help, but even she cannot grasp why Noah is risking so much for the sake of this stranger he never knew. As Marnie finally finds peace with her own past, she is faced with the far harder task of bringing Noah back from the brink of self-destruction.

Have you discovered DI Marnie Rome yet? Winner of the Theakston''s Crime Novel of the Year, and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. In a debut deemed ''stunning'' by Mark Billingham, DI Marnie Rome is called to a women''s refuge to take a routine witness statement, where she instead walks in on an attempted murder. Trying to uncover the truth from layers of secrets, Marnie finds herself confronting her own demons. Because she, of all people, knows that it can be those closest to us we should fear the most . . . Followed by the visceral NO OTHER DARKNESS, in which the bodies of two young boys are discovered, trapped in an underground bunker, huddled against one another for warmth. Who put them there? Why has it taken five years to find them? Who are they? So begins one of the most difficult and traumatic cases of DI Marnie Rome''s career. Her only focus is the boys. She has to find out just who they are and what happened to them. For Marnie, there is no other darkness than this . . . Once you''ve discovered Marnie Rome, you won''t want to let her go.