Praise for Neil Lancaster:

‘Grabbed me from the first page … think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin

‘The best police procedural I've read in years – fast-paced, compelling and deeply authentic. DS Max Craigie is a brilliant hero and I can't wait for the next in the series’ Jane Casey

‘A genuinely thrilling adventure’ Scottish Sun

‘Compelling, quirky and engaging, this is a page-turner you won't want to miss!’ Denzil Meyrick

‘Genuinely gripping, a total page-turner and one of my favourite reads of the year’ Matt Nixon, Daily Express

‘Great storytelling with a whiplash smart hero and heroine’ Daily Mail

‘A cracking good story … kept me turning the pages, and loving the twists. I can’t wait for the second Craigie instalment’ Gytha Lodge

‘Gripping’ Bella

‘A sizzling start to a new series’ Crime Monthly

‘A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists’ C. L. Taylor

‘Rock hard cop stuff, from a writer who’s done it for real. Absolutely terrific’ Paul Finch

‘The most authentic voice in thriller writing’ Tony Parsons

‘An edge-of-your-seat, read-in-one-sitting book. If you like Line of Duty, you must snap this up’ Cass Green

‘An authentic and compelling thriller. Highly recommended’ Mark Dawson

‘Absolutely blown away by how good this is … highly recommended’ Marion Todd

‘If you loved his Tom Novak series, you’ll love this even more’ Stephen Leather

‘A powerful and gripping story … D. S. Max Craigie is a fantastic creation’ Howard Linskey

‘An incredible piece of work. Great storytelling, pacy and written with such a sense of place’ Chris MacDonald

‘A stone cold classic of the genre; the strongest start to a series I’ve seen in years’ Tony Kent

‘Compelling from beginning to end!’ John Barlow

If you want to know how the police really do it, you’d be mad to miss this' Claire Seeber