Rees and Khan thriller – serie

**Don't miss out on the gripping new thriller featuring Laughton Rees and Tannahill Khan, BLOOD TRACES – OUT NOW** ‘An intense, compelling page-turner’ STEVE CAVANAGH ‘I doubt I’ll read a better book this year’ M.W. CRAVEN ‘Count to three,’ her mother told her, the last words she would ever speak. An Impossible Crime Scene A wealthy woman is found brutally murdered in the locked fortress of her London mansion. Surrounding her are four mysterious objects, including a book on forensics by Dr Laughton Rees. An Inescapable Past As a teenager, Laughton’s life was destroyed after witnessing her mother’s brutal murder. Now a mother herself and forensic analyst, she is an expert on how to read crime scenes – but never works live cases. An Uncatchable Killer Pressured by the lead detective to help with the investigation, Laughton begins to realise that the objects left by the body are not just about the victim, they’re also about her. Her childhood was destroyed by one killer. Now she must catch another before her daughter’s is destroyed too. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Tim Weaver and M W Craven, this is a gripping and twisty thriller you don't want to miss! PRAISE FOR DARK OBJECTS ‘There are times when I read another author’s novel and it’s so darn good I just want to put down my own pen and retire because I can’t match it. This is that book’ TESS GERRITSEN‘An intense, compelling page-turner’ STEVE CAVANAGH‘The pacing is superb and as the suspense ratchets up you will find it impossible to put the book down’ PETER ROBINSON‘A stunning novel! Part wily procedural, part relentless psychological thriller, Dark Objects will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish’ JEFFERY DEAVER‘It’s intelligent, insanely paced and brimming with fresh ideas – I doubt I’ll read a better book this year’ M.W. CRAVEN‘A gripping, action-packed story filled with twists and tension’ STEPH BROADRIBB

**Don't miss out on the gripping new thriller featuring Laughton Rees and Tannahill Khan, BLOOD TRACES – OUT NOW** ‘An intense, compelling page-turner’ STEVE CAVANAGH ‘I doubt I’ll read a better book this year’ M.W. CRAVEN ‘Count to three,’ her mother told her, the last words she would ever speak. An Impossible Crime Scene A wealthy woman is found brutally murdered in the locked fortress of her London mansion. Surrounding her are four mysterious objects, including a book on forensics by Dr Laughton Rees. An Inescapable Past As a teenager, Laughton’s life was destroyed after witnessing her mother’s brutal murder. Now a mother herself and forensic analyst, she is an expert on how to read crime scenes – but never works live cases. An Uncatchable Killer Pressured by the lead detective to help with the investigation, Laughton begins to realise that the objects left by the body are not just about the victim, they’re also about her. Her childhood was destroyed by one killer. Now she must catch another before her daughter’s is destroyed too. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Tim Weaver and M W Craven, this is a gripping and twisty thriller you don't want to miss! PRAISE FOR DARK OBJECTS ‘There are times when I read another author’s novel and it’s so darn good I just want to put down my own pen and retire because I can’t match it. This is that book’ TESS GERRITSEN‘An intense, compelling page-turner’ STEVE CAVANAGH‘The pacing is superb and as the suspense ratchets up you will find it impossible to put the book down’ PETER ROBINSON‘A stunning novel! Part wily procedural, part relentless psychological thriller, Dark Objects will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish’ JEFFERY DEAVER‘It’s intelligent, insanely paced and brimming with fresh ideas – I doubt I’ll read a better book this year’ M.W. CRAVEN‘A gripping, action-packed story filled with twists and tension’ STEPH BROADRIBB

‘As fast flowing and threatening as the Thames itself’ Daily Mail 'Packed with danger and suspense … Loved it!' Sam Holland 'Breathlessly compelling and relentlessly entertaining.' BP Walter 'Simon Toyne is one of the best storytellers writing today' M. W. Craven A brutal murder When a headless corpse washes up on the bank of the Thames, DCI Tannahill Khan knows this wasn’t accidental – the killer wanted the body found. This is just the beginning. A deadly warning The post mortem reveals a shocking discovery. Written on the dead man’s arm is Forensic Criminologist Dr Laughton Rees’ home address. A fatal game With her life in danger and more bodies washing up along the river, Laughton and Tannahill are in a race against time to stop the killer before Laughton’s own name reaches the top of his list Perfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Mark Billingham and Tim Weaver, this is a gripping crime thriller you don't want to miss! READERS LOVE DEAD WATER ‘Kept me guessing all the way through. I loved it’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This is one heck of a thriller’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow. What an amazing read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Simon Toyne is fast becoming one of my favourite authors’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely brilliant I was hooked!!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A fast paced read with main characters I've grown to love’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Masterfully plotted and told with verve and humour’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Simon Toyne is a master of the police procedural. 5 stars’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book has fantastic suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, chilling moments, a fabulous whodunit and some wild twists and turns!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘As fast flowing and threatening as the Thames itself’ Daily Mail 'Packed with danger and suspense … Loved it!' Sam Holland 'Breathlessly compelling and relentlessly entertaining.' BP Walter 'Simon Toyne is one of the best storytellers writing today' M. W. Craven A brutal murder When a headless corpse washes up on the bank of the Thames, DCI Tannahill Khan knows this wasn’t accidental – the killer wanted the body found. This is just the beginning. A deadly warning The post mortem reveals a shocking discovery. Written on the dead man’s arm is Forensic Criminologist Dr Laughton Rees’ home address. A fatal game With her life in danger and more bodies washing up along the river, Laughton and Tannahill are in a race against time to stop the killer before Laughton’s own name reaches the top of his list Perfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Mark Billingham and Tim Weaver, this is a gripping crime thriller you don't want to miss! READERS LOVE DEAD WATER ‘Kept me guessing all the way through. I loved it’★★★★★‘This is one heck of a thriller’★★★★★‘Wow. What an amazing read’★★★★★‘Simon Toyne is fast becoming one of my favourite authors’★★★★★‘Absolutely brilliant I was hooked!!’★★★★★‘A fast paced read with main characters I've grown to love’★★★★★‘Masterfully plotted and told with verve and humour’★★★★★‘Simon Toyne is a master of the police procedural. 5 stars’★★★★★‘This book has fantastic suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, chilling moments, a fabulous whodunit and some wild twists and turns!’★★★★★

‘As fast flowing and threatening as the Thames itself’ Daily Mail 'Packed with danger and suspense … Loved it!' Sam Holland 'Breathlessly compelling and relentlessly entertaining.' BP Walter 'Simon Toyne is one of the best storytellers writing today' M. W. Craven A brutal murder When a headless corpse washes up on the bank of the Thames, DCI Tannahill Khan knows this wasn’t accidental – the killer wanted the body found. This is just the beginning. A deadly warning The post mortem reveals a shocking discovery. Written on the dead man’s arm is Forensic Criminologist Dr Laughton Rees’ home address. A fatal game With her life in danger and more bodies washing up along the river, Laughton and Tannahill are in a race against time to stop the killer before Laughton’s own name reaches the top of his list Perfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Mark Billingham and Tim Weaver, this is a gripping crime thriller you don't want to miss! READERS LOVE DEAD WATER ‘Kept me guessing all the way through. I loved it’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This is one heck of a thriller’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow. What an amazing read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Simon Toyne is fast becoming one of my favourite authors’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely brilliant I was hooked!!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A fast paced read with main characters I've grown to love’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Masterfully plotted and told with verve and humour’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Simon Toyne is a master of the police procedural. 5 stars’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book has fantastic suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, chilling moments, a fabulous whodunit and some wild twists and turns!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*First published as THE CLEARING in 2023* A chilling new serial killer thriller from the author of the Sanctus series‘The ending is genuinely one of the most jaw-dropping ones I’ve read in a long time. Absolutely superb.’ M.W. Craven‘Unnerved me to my core’ Sam Holland‘Scared the bloody daylights out of me. The very definition of haunting’ Helen Fields- Maddie Friar is missing And she isn’t the first. Women have been going missing around the forest of Dean for decades. Residents usually dismiss the disappearances as runaways.Maddie Friar's sister, Adele, is frantically searching but local police are no help.Only forensic criminologist Laughton Rees might know the truth. There is something dark lurking in this town. Something deadly.

*First published as THE CLEARING in 2023* A chilling new serial killer thriller from the author of the Sanctus series‘The ending is genuinely one of the most jaw-dropping ones I’ve read in a long time. Absolutely superb.’ M.W. Craven‘Unnerved me to my core’ Sam Holland‘Scared the bloody daylights out of me. The very definition of haunting’ Helen Fields- Maddie Friar is missing And she isn’t the first. Women have been going missing around the forest of Dean for decades. Residents usually dismiss the disappearances as runaways.Maddie Friar's sister, Adele, is frantically searching but local police are no help.Only forensic criminologist Laughton Rees might know the truth. There is something dark lurking in this town. Something deadly.