T. M. Payne – författare

A double murder. A missing body. A shocking death. Can DI Holler connect the three cases in time?"My standout novel of the year and puts Payne at the top table of crime writers."—Graham Bartlett"DI Sheridan Holler is one of my all time favourite detectives."—Jo Callaghan"A must read for all crime fiction fans"—D. S. ButlerIn Liverpool, a woman inexplicably leaps to her death. The following morning, two bodies are found on nearby Crosby Beach: a woman tied to a statue, and a man buried up to his neck and left to drown.When a nine-month-old murder case is reopened, DI Sheridan Holler is shocked to uncover family connections between the victim, Daniel Parks, and the three unexplained deaths. With Daniel’s body still missing and the number-one suspect cleared of the crime, Holler’s cold case suddenly becomes a major murder investigation.Someone seems hell-bent on destroying the Parks family—but why? And as the links between the victims become increasingly sinister, can DI Holler find who’s pulling the strings before the killer strikes again?

A missing woman. A gruesome delivery. A terrifying discovery. Where is Caroline Crow?"Just when you think Payne is at the top of her game, she pulls this out of the bag."—Graham BartlettAll has been quiet in Liverpool, suspiciously quiet…So, when a frantic 999 call comes into Hale Street Police Station reporting a missing woman, it seems like there’s work to do. Except for DI Sheridan Holler there are questions. Why did Caroline Crow take her purse, suitcase and even tell friends she was going away? There’s no reason to suspect foul play…until a severed, burned hand is delivered to another address.With no hard evidence linking the two cases, Holler’s gut is telling her that all is not as it seems and if she’s right, time is running out to find Caroline alive.As DI Holler attempts to weed out the truth from the lies, will this be one puzzle that runs out the clock? Or can Holler and her team fit the pieces together before it’s too late?

Crack the code. Stop the sequence. Catch the killer."A wonderfully pacy crime thriller with a deadly mystery at its heart – I loved it!"—T.M. Logan"Smart, sharp and gripping. T.M. Payne’s writing never fails to thrill"—A. J. WestWhen homeless man Bobby Stover insists his friend’s suicide was really murder, DI Sheridan Holler is sceptical—until she uncovers a series of deaths, all of them in Liverpool, all ruled as suicides, that suddenly look like anything but. The killings span years, each one chillingly staged, the truth buried beneath an illusion of despair. This murderer is following a mysterious pattern—and there seems to be no end in sight.Sheridan and her team find themselves in a race to crack the killer’s code, but when a crucial piece of the puzzle falls into place, they realise the next five victims have already been marked.They don’t know who. They don’t know where. But they know it won’t stop here. Can they get one step ahead of a calculating killer?

One night. Two cases. Three deadly secrets.Dennis Canning has been murdered. Decades ago, he destroyed an entire family—has someone now taken revenge? DI Sheridan Holler believes so, but everyone has an alibi.Then a brutal attack leaves a colleague fighting for her life in hospital. The investigation points to one suspect, but Sheridan can't prove it. Time is running out, and the evidence she needs is just out of reach.Desperate and haunted by the ticking clock on both cases, Sheridan crosses a line she never thought she would. She turns to someone she shouldn't trust—someone who can help her get the proof she needs, no matter the cost to her conscience or even her career.As the cases intertwine and dark secrets surface, Sheridan discovers that some alibis are too perfect—and some crimes are decades in the making. But when you break the rules, the consequences might destroy you.© 2026 by T. M. Payne, all rights reserved.