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Rachael Blok, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGripping from the first page, this book was \u003cb\u003eas pacy as a spaniel on the scent\u003c\/b\u003e. Fliss Chester, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath on the Scotland Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's not often I'm bereft at the end of a police procedural, but I've just turned the last page of \u003ci\u003eGallows Wood\u003c\/i\u003e and I don't want to let the world of these characters go. \u003cb\u003eGritty, edge-of-your-seat stuff\u003c\/b\u003e. Emma Styles, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Country For Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blistering beginning to a new series.\u003c\/b\u003e Perfectly paced with twists and turns which kept me guessing... \u003cb\u003eLouisa Scarr is one of the best crime writers in the UK\u003c\/b\u003e. James Delargy, author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Flames\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouisa Scarr has created something incredible\u003c\/b\u003e. A story as brutal and deceptive as any crime fiction fan could ever crave. Graham Bartlett, author of \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenthralling start\u003c\/b\u003e to this engaging new series with \u003cb\u003ean ending so propulsive I may have forgotten to breathe\u003c\/b\u003e. Stunningly good. Marion Todd, author of \u003ci\u003eBridges to Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI adored this \u003cb\u003epacy, twisty, shocking thriller with absolutely first-class characters\u003c\/b\u003e. I can't wait for book two. Cressida McLaughlin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Staycation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisty mystery, characters you want to root for, and black humour\u003c\/b\u003e. And there's a dog! 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