Publisher's Synopsis
WHEN THE FAIR COMES TO TOWN, A KILLER'S GAME BEGINS... **LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024** 'One hell of a ride' - THE TIMES 'Revelatory' - VAL MCDERMID 'A must-read' - JANICE HALLETT 'A genuine triumph' - IAN MOORE 'What more could a reader ask for?' - JOHN CONNOLLY 'A thrilling helter-skelter' - SARAH PINBOROUGH 'A fantastically gothic thriller' - SJ WATSON 'An absolute cracker' - T.M. LOGAN 'A first-class thriller' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'A blisteringly new brand of hero' - SARAH HILARY 'Agatha Christie meets Se7en' - TINA BAKER 'Furiously-paced and full of twists' - ALEX SMITH 'Addictively dark' - HEAT _________________________________________ Scott Jericho thought he'd worked his last case. Fresh out of jail, the disgraced former detective is forced to seek refuge with the fairground family he once rejected. Then a series of bizarre murders comes to light - deaths that echo a century-old fairground legend. The police can't connect the victims. But Jericho knows how the legend goes; that more murders are certain to follow. As Jericho unpicks the deadly mystery, a terrifying question haunts him. As a direct descendant of one of the victims in the legend, is Jericho next on the killer's list? From the award-winning author of The Outrage comes Killing Jericho, the gothic, helter-skelter thriller debut that introduces crime fiction's first ever Traveller detective, Scott Jericho. What readers are saying about the most exciting thriller of 2023: 'I read it all in one go just could not bear to put it down' ***** Liz W, Netgalley 'A perfect thriller' ***** Kyle W, Netgalley 'Simply stunning' ***** Bev H, Netgalley 'Holy ****, this is good!' ***** Marieke D, Netgalley 'Full of mystery and suspense with twists that kept me guessing' Aria H, Netgalley
