“WOW… I found my debut of the year… I could not put this smart and pacy thriller down so I read it from the gripping start right to the shocking ending in just ten hours flat! I highly recommend.” Jo Callaghan, bestselling author of In the Blink of an EyeWhat would you do if your first date ended in murder?A year ago, after a perfect date, Miles Deverill was charged with murder. The handsome young actor became front-page news when he was accused of killing Caira Kennedy, a social worker he had just met that night.Now acquitted, Miles can’t escape the past. He tries to rebuild his life, but journalists won’t leave him alone. And then the threatening messages start—in Caira’s own voice: this is not over. Is she still alive or is someone playing a twisted game?Desperate to escape, Miles joins friends on a remote road trip. But deep in an isolated forest, one of their group is murdered. Someone close to Miles knows exactly what happened on his date—and this time he has to face the truth. Guilty or innocent, there is nowhere left to run…Praise for The Date:“Fantastic.” —Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of The Perfect Couple“Brilliant.” —Heat“Completely addictive… Grips you from the first sentence and doesn’t let you go until the very end.” —Ruth Irons, author of The Perfect Guest© 2026 by T. H. Murdock, all rights reserved.

A perfect wedding. A village full of lies. A best man who might not live to give his speech.JP swore he’d never return to the small Cornish village where he grew up. After Lucy’s body washed up on the beach, someone made sure JP knew he wasn’t welcome. A scrawled warning. A postcard shoved through his door. If you want to keep your secret, leave now.Now, ten years later, he’s back—the best man for his childhood friend. Trapped in St Hellion for a week, he feels it immediately: the stares, the closed doors, the past pressing in.Someone here knows what really happened to Lucy. Someone who never wanted him to return. And, as the wedding gets closer, JP realises the past isn’t just haunting him—it’s hunting him.Before the speeches are over, the truth may come out. And in this small town, some secrets are worth killing for. Who will survive this wedding day?

“WOW… I found my debut of the year… I could not put this smart and pacy thriller down so I read it from the gripping start right to the shocking ending in just ten hours flat! I highly recommend.” Jo Callaghan, bestselling author of In the Blink of an EyeWhat would you do if your first date ended in murder?A year ago, after a perfect date, Miles Deverill was charged with murder. The handsome young actor became front-page news when he was accused of killing Caira Kennedy, a social worker he had just met that night.Now acquitted, Miles can’t escape the past. He tries to rebuild his life, but journalists won’t leave him alone. And then the threatening messages start—in Caira’s own voice: this is not over. Is she still alive or is someone playing a twisted game?Desperate to escape, Miles joins friends on a remote road trip. But deep in an isolated forest, one of their group is murdered. Someone close to Miles knows exactly what happened on his date—and this time he has to face the truth. Guilty or innocent, there is nowhere left to run…Praise for The Date:“Fantastic.” —Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of The Perfect Couple“Brilliant.” —Heat“Completely addictive… Grips you from the first sentence and doesn’t let you go until the very end.” —Ruth Irons, author of The Perfect Guest© 2026 by T. H. Murdock, all rights reserved.

A perfect wedding. A village full of lies. A best man who might not live to give his speech.JP swore he’d never return to the small Cornish village where he grew up. After Lucy’s body washed up on the beach, someone made sure JP knew he wasn’t welcome. A scrawled warning. A postcard shoved through his door. If you want to keep your secret, leave now.Now, ten years later, he’s back—the best man for his childhood friend. Trapped in St Hellion for a week, he feels it immediately: the stares, the closed doors, the past pressing in.Someone here knows what really happened to Lucy. Someone who never wanted him to return. And, as the wedding gets closer, JP realises the past isn’t just haunting him—it’s hunting him.Before the speeches are over, the truth may come out. And in this small town, some secrets are worth killing for. Who will survive this wedding day?