~ finding the right voice ~
A detective who can't forget. --- DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JAKE SAWYER is the brightest star of the London murder squad. He's tough, brilliant, and fearless, but haunted by the savage murder of his mother, which he witnessed as a child. When the body of a teenage boy is found near Sawyer's birthplace in rural Derbyshire, he returns home to help local police decode the killer's nightmarish methods. As more victims emerge, the questions stack up. How are the killings connected? Why go to such violent extremes? And why are there video cameras installed in the shallow graves? Working so close to his childhood home, Sawyer suffers crippling flashbacks to his mother's death, and he teeters on the brink of breakdown. But as the new case takes a shocking turn, Sawyer must hold himself together, risking his safety and sanity to end the slaughter and save an innocent. --- ★★★★★ "A dark and twisted murder mystery with genuine surprises. " ★★★★★ "The pace never lets up. " ★★★★★ "I was holding my breath during the final scene. " ★★★★★ "Well plotted and superbly written. " ★★★★★ "Gripping. " ★★★★★ "Well-developed characters in a wonderful setting. " ★★★★★ "I'm in love with DI Sawyer. " ★★★★★ "Awesome. " ★★★★★ "Compelling. " ★★★★★ "Dark and intense and worth every minute. " ★★★★★ "I wish I hadn't read it, so I could read it for the first time again. " --- Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a complex lead character whose backstory continues through the series. CREEPY CRAWLY is Book 1 in this series of page-turning crime thrillers. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Chris Carter and Karin Slaughter.