"A gripping mystery starring a fascinating female detective . . . an exciting debut procedural that will leave readers wanting more from Caz Frear." — BustleTwenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella overcame a troubled childhood to become a Detective Constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, but she's never been able to banish these ghosts. When she's called to the scene of a murder in Islington, not far from the pub her estranged father still runs, she discover...

International bestseller Caz Frear returns with a deliciously dark suburban nightmare.Evelyn has traded a high-flying university HR career for the checkout at her local supermarket. A quieter life. A safer life. The kind of life you choose when you’ve left your last job abruptly, without a reference - and with something very ugly to hide.Then JP and Tara walk in.Young, beautiful and in love, they become Evelyn’s latest obsession. At first she only w...

WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER COMPETITION'A blistering debut from a major new voice. I couldn't put it down. Authentic, compelling, unflinching and tender and written with real verve and assurance' ERIN KELLY'Debut novels don't come better than this one, which begs the question - Caz Frear, where have you been?' RICHARD MADELEY'Taut, gripping, surprising and original - a fabulous rea...

The bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies brings back Cat Kinsella, an investigator "on par with Susie Steiner's and Tana French's female detectives" ( Kirkus Reviews).After a brief stint in the Mayor's Office, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella is back at the London Metropolitan Police, wisecracking with her partner Luigi Parnell and trying to avoid the wrath of their boss.But for Cat and Parnell, it's serious business when a young Australi...

"An involving, layered, and thrilling story of secrets, lies, and revenge, Five Bad Deeds takes us far beneath the surface of suburban bliss into the dark heart of human desire. . . . Riveting!" —Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six“[A] devastating suspense novel. . . . A must-read for fans of Tana French and Gillian Flynn.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)...

Some cases just won't stay closed . . . A gripping mystery starring an unlikely London cop "on par with Susie Steiner's and Tana French's female detectives" ( Kirkus Reviews).Growing up in a family with ties to organized crime, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella knows the criminal world better than most cops do. As a member of the Metropolitan Police, she's made efforts to distinguish herself from her relatives. But leading an upstanding life isn't always eas...

From the internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes a dark and twisty thriller about secrets, lies and revenge. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Laura Marshall and T. M. Logan.* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA TWISTED DAGGER 2025 *'A dark, addictive, suburban nightmare' Chris Whitaker'Ferociously entertaining, spiky, bitchy, funny' Catherine Ryan Howard‘A page-gripping, n...

'A crime fiction force to be reckoned with' ERIN KELLYThe twisted and unpredictable new crime thriller from winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition, perfect for fans of The Innocent Wife.He told me he was innocent of his girlfriend's murder.He told me his wife was out to get him.What he didn't tell me was why.He has a history of cheating.He attended t...

THE BRILLIANT NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD & JUDY SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER COMPETITION WINNER AND NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, SWEET LITTLE LIES.'A crime fiction force to be reckoned with' Erin Kelly'I loved it!' Ann CleevesFour victims.Killer caught.Case closed . . . Or is it?Christopher Masters, known as 'The Roommate Killer', strangled three...

A fractured marriage. A silent family. A secret that connects them all.When DC Cat Kinsella is approached by Joseph Madden for help with his wife, Rachel, there's not much she can do. Joseph claims that Rachel has been threatening him, but can't - or won't - give Cat details as to why. Dismissing it as a marriage on the rocks, Cat forgets about it. That is until Naomi Lockhart, a young PA, is found dead after a party attended by both Joseph and Rachel, and Joseph is arrested for th...

International bestseller Caz Frear returns with a deliciously dark suburban nightmare.Evelyn has traded a high-flying university HR career for the checkout at her local supermarket. A quieter life. A safer life. The kind of life you choose when you’ve left your last job abruptly, without a reference - and with something very ugly to hide.Then JP and Tara walk in.Young, beautiful and in love, they become Evelyn’s latest obsession. At first she only w...

In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family’s past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance.Your father is a liar. But is he a killer?Even liars tell the truth . . . sometimes.Twenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella overcame a troubled childhood to become a Detective Constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, but she’s never been able to banish these ghosts. When she’s called to the sc...