The Kindle Best seller returns with the first in a gripping new crime series.\nA Stranger. A promise. A deadly game. 
Danny and Sharon Evans are desperate for answers. Why did their seemingly happy daughter try to take her own life?\nWhen a stranger approaches Danny, saying he knows who’s to blame, Danny is tempted, despite Sharon’s reservations. And when his new friend offers them revenge, how can he walk away?\nBut little does Danny know he is being invited to play a terrible game. A game that won't just change lives – it will end them.\nDI Joel Norris knows this is no ordinary case when two seemingly unconnected murders hit his desk within a matter of days. But how far is he willing to go to solve the puzzle?\nDark, gripping and unforgettable, The Friend will keep fans of Harlan Coben and Mark Billingham on the edge of their seats.

The Friend

Literature & Fiction

GALLAGHER, CHARLIE

Genre Fiction

AVON.

The Kindle Best seller returns with the first in a gripping new crime series.A Stranger. A promise. A deadly game.Danny and Sharon Evans are desperate for answers. Why did their seemingly happy daughter try to take her own life? When a stranger approaches Danny, saying he knows who's to blame, Danny is tempted, despite Sharon's reservations. And when his new friend offers them revenge, how can he walk away? But little does Danny know he is being invited to play a terrible game. A game that won't just change lives - it will end them. DI Joel Norris knows this is no ordinary case when two seemingly unconnected murders hit his desk within a matter of days. But how far is he willing to go to solve the puzzle? Dark, gripping and unforgettable, The Friend will keep fans of Harlan Coben and Mark Billingham on the edge of their seats.

Lethal Game

Discover a crime thriller that will have you gripped from the explosive start to one of the most shocking endings of the year. On a lazy Sunday morning, Jenny Harris is shaken awake by her panic-stricken boyfriend, Joseph. Their baby daughter lies asleep on her chest. ‘We’ve got to go!’ Joseph screams. In their hotel room, Jenny hurriedly wraps her tiny baby up. All their belongings are left behind. There’s no time. Joseph’s panic is contagious. Jenny sprints with her family from the hotel. And it’s clear that they are being chased. Their pursuers are indiscriminate and they are deadly. Her boyfriend falls, caught up in the carnage, but he manages to give her one last message: 'RUN!’ Detective George Elms is investigating a separate crime: an elderly woman shot in the stomach during a robbery gone wrong. She is left for dead in her country kitchen where she stood firm against violent thieves. What’s the link between the two incidents? And who will do anything to silence Jenny forever? George’s only option is to make ground on both cases. And he must move fast. Because everyone is in deadly danger and time is running out. Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham. What readers are saying about THEN SHE RAN “What an exciting read with a brilliant twist!” Lynne “It speeds along  before you can draw breath.” Carole “This is a can’t miss book.” Claudia “Keeps you guessing and unable to put down.” Viv “Great story with action on almost every page.” Nerys “A brilliantly written, fast-paced crime thriller.” Greta THE AUTHOR Charlie Gallagher has been a serving UK police officer for ten years. During that time he has had many roles, starting as a front-line response officer, then a member of a specialist tactical team and is currently a detective investigating serious offences. ALSO BY CHARLIE GALLAGHER LANGTHORNE POLICE SERIES Book 1: BODILY HARM Book 2: PANIC BUTTON Book 3: BLOOD MONEY Book 4: END GAME MISSING RUTHLESS

THEN SHE RAN an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Langthorne Police Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Joffe Books

HER LAST BREATH an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Langthorne Police Series)

Mystery

DISCOVER AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CHARLIE GALLAGHER. MEET DETECTIVE MADDIE IVES IN THIS NEW SERIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM THE EXPLOSIVE START TO ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING ENDINGS OF THE YEAR. A young woman’s body is left in a metal container in a remote location. The killer is careful to position her under a camera that links to his smartphone. He likes to look back at his work. HE IS WATCHING HER. BUT SHE ISN’T DEAD. So he will return to finish the job. He can barely contain his excitement at the thought of getting to do it all over again. But he must be careful. He cannot rush. Rushing makes you careless. Detective Maddie Ives is new to the area. She is handed a missing person report: a young woman with a drink problem who’s been reported missing fifteen times. It looks like a waste of time. But DS Ives has a bad feeling about the woman’s disappearance. DI Harry Blaker is called to a hit and run of an elderly man left to die on a quiet country road. There is no motive and it looks like a tragic accident. But he’s been working Major Crime long enough to know that something isn’t quite right. The two officers find their investigations intertwine and they will need to work together. BUT THEY MUST WORK FAST. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE WOMAN IN THE CONTAINER. And the killer has already identified his next target. HE IS WATCHING YOU: The new race against time thriller from Charlie Gallagher. Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham. What readers are saying about HE IS WATCHING YOU “A well written mystery which you will not want to put down.” Barbara “Great storyline and lots of action.” Annette “The story is tense, gripping and hard to put down.” Louise “This is a rollercoaster ride from start to finish . . . must qualify as one of Britain's top crime writers.” “The story grabs the reader’s attention from the start.” Sarah THE AUTHOR Charlie Gallagher has been a serving UK police officer for ten years. During that time he has had many roles, starting as a front-line response officer, then a member of a specialist tactical team and is currently a detective investigating serious offences. ALSO BY CHARLIE GALLAGHER LANGTHORNE POLICE SERIES Book 1: BODILY HARM Book 2: PANIC BUTTON Book 3: BLOOD MONEY Book 4: END GAME MISSING THEN SHE RAN HER LAST BREATH RUTHLESS

HE IS WATCHING YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

DISCOVER AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CHARLIE GALLAGHER. MEET DETECTIVE MADDIE IVES IN THIS NEW SERIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM THE EXPLOSIVE START TO ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING ENDINGS OF THE YEAR. Grace Hughes: kicked to the bathroom floor by her partner, her back and side aching from where he slammed the door on her frail body, fighting to regain her breath, she can no longer ignore a simple truth: SHE MUST LEAVE OR HE WILL KILL HER Grace is a prisoner in her own home but she has a plan to get free. Detective Sergeant Maddie Ives is going to help her. Maddie now works with a team specialising in getting abused women to safety. She tells Grace to keep a diary, to write everything down so it forms part of the compelling evidence needed to send her abuser to prison. The detective doesn’t know how bad it’s got. Grace hasn’t been completely honest. But Grace wants to tell her everything, and Maddie will get her safe. Maddie has a lot on her mind. A dead boy in a bath, a car bomber who wants to make a statement, and the return of a scarred DI Harry Blaker. Can he and Maddie stop the bomber, find a killer and get Grace safe — whether she helps herself or not? GRACE’S TIME IS RUNNING OUT. SHE MUST ESCAPE OR DIE. HE WILL KILL YOU: The new unputdownable thriller from Charlie Gallagher. Maddie Ives’ toughest case yet. Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham. What people are saying about HE WILL KILL YOU “You will not want to put this book down.” Barbara “A brilliant book.” Viv “Another highly entertaining, twisty and tension-filled read.” Lou “Up there with the best.” Carole THE AUTHOR Charlie Gallagher has been a serving UK police officer for ten years. During that time he has had many roles, starting as a front-line response officer, then a member of a specialist tactical team and is currently a detective investigating serious offences. ALSO BY CHARLIE GALLAGHER MADDIE IVES HE IS WATCHING YOU HE WILL KILL YOU LANGTHORNE POLICE SERIES Book 1: BODILY HARM Book 2: PANIC BUTTON Book 3: BLOOD MONEY Book 4: END GAME MISSING THEN SHE RAN HER LAST BREATH RUTHLESS

HE WILL KILL YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

DISCOVER AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CHARLIE GALLAGHER. MEET DETECTIVE MADDIE IVES IN THIS NEW SERIES THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM THE EXPLOSIVE START TO ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING TWISTS THIS YEAR. Early Sunday morning, a rainy city centre. A ten-year-old-boy steps out in front of traffic. He is dazed, confused and barefoot. He is covered in blood. It’s not his. Detective Maddie Ives is called out and finds the boy backed up against a shop front. He can’t or won’t speak. His face is a mask of shock and his whole body is tense. He’s ready to run again. He can’t tell her why. WHO SCARED THIS BOY OUT OF HIS WITS? Then a man is found brutally murdered, dragged to death. And Maddie and Detective Harry Blaker are determined to find out who is pulling the strings. IF THEY DON’T STOP HIM, HE WILL FIND MORE VICTIMS. AND THE EVIL WILL COME CLOSE TO HOME. HE WILL FIND YOU: The new heart-pounding thriller from Charlie Gallagher. Maddie Ives faces her most dangerous adversary. Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham. What people are saying about CHARLIE GALLAGHER “You will not want to put this book down.” Barbara “A brilliant book.” Viv “Another highly entertaining, twisty and tension-filled read.” Lou “Up there with the best.” Carole THE AUTHOR Charlie Gallagher has been a serving UK police officer for ten years. During that time he has had many roles, starting as a front-line response officer, then a member of a specialist tactical team and is currently a detective investigating serious offences. ALSO BY CHARLIE GALLAGHER MADDIE IVES HE IS WATCHING YOUHE WILL KILL YOUHE WILL FIND YOULANGTHORNE POLICE SERIESBook 1: BODILY HARMBook 2: PANIC BUTTONBook 3: BLOOD MONEYBook 4: END GAMEMISSINGTHEN SHE RANHER LAST BREATHRUTHLESS

HE WILL FIND YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

HE KNOWS YOUR SECRETS (Detective Maddie Ives)

DISCOVER AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CHARLIE GALLAGHER.\nMeet Detective Maddie Ives in this brand-new book that will have you gripped from the explosive start to the most shocking ending of the year.\nWHEN THEY WAKE UP, THEIR NIGHTMARE BEGINS . . .\nDaisy-Mae is now sure she’s awake. It’s not the cutting breeze or the musty smell that has her convinced, it’s the pain. You can’t dream pain. She is being held down, something tight over her arms, her chest too.\nShe turns her head for a different view: a whitewashed wall, faded by time, scuffed to add to the impression of a building deserted in a hurry. But there is something in the room that looks fresh: graffiti.\nThe letters spell out three words that are enough to have her retching again: DON’T WAKE UP.\nA KILLER WHO GETS HIS KICKS FROM KEEPING HIS VICTIMS ALIVE AND GIVING THEM A GLIMMER OF HOPE.\nThe next day Daisy-Mae’s friend also disappears.\nTwenty-two years ago, New Year’s Eve. Two young women set off home from the nightclub where they worked. Their battered bodies were found five days later. The killer was never caught.\nIS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?\nTime is running out. Detective Maddie Ives is their only chance to get out alive.\nPerfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Val McDermid, Lynda La Plante, Helen H. Durrant, Cara Hunter, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham.\nDON’T MISS THE MOST UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR!\nPRAISE FOR LAST ONE ALIVE:\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Charlie Gallagher’s best book yet . . . Grabbed me from the first chapter.’ Kim J.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘My favourite book so far . . . Filled with suspense, it had me guessing throughout.’ Louise W.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant book . . . Such a fantastic story, with so many twists and turns.’ Karen W.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A real heart-thumping crime thriller that gave me chills, and I literally have no nails left!’ Peggy B.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! I loved it . . . Every page is just packed with adrenaline-pumping terror.’ Claire B.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What an incredible ending! If you like thrillers that leave you scrambling to keep up, you MUST read this book!’ Jen D.\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I didn’t see the end coming AT ALL!’ Alison T.\nTHE DETECTIVE 
Detective Sergeant Maddie Ives was destined for the top. Plucked from the police training college before ever making the street, she was thrust into the world of undercover policing that forces a young woman to survive on her wits. It worked, Maddie seemed to find her place. But a simple mistake saw her once again wrenched out of her comfort zone. From a broken family, now with a broken career — both of which have played their part in conditioning her never to let anyone too close — Maddie finds herself investigating a murder in a new county and in a team full of strangers, hoping her passion for the truth and protecting the vulnerable will be enough.\nTHE AUTHOR 
Charlie Gallagher was a serving UK police officer for more than ten years, starting as a front-line response officer, then as a member of a specialist tactical team and as a detective investigating serious offences.\nALSO BY CHARLIE GALLAGHER 
MADDIE IVES SERIES 
Book 1: HE IS WATCHING YOU 
Book 2: HE WILL KILL YOU 
Book 3: HE WILL FIND YOU 
Book 4: HE KNOWS YOUR SECRETS 
Book 5: HE WILL GET YOU 
Book 6: THE DEADLY HOUSES 
Book 7: LAST ONE ALIVE\nGEORGE ELMS, LANGTHORNE SERIES 
Book 1: BODILY HARM 
Book 2: PANIC BUTTON 
Book 3: BLOOD MONEY 
Book 4: END GAME 
Book 5: MISSING 
Book 6: THEN SHE RAN 
Book 7: HER LAST BREATH\nSTANDALONES 
RUTHLESS

LAST ONE ALIVE an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

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The Friend

The Friend

Lethal Game

THEN SHE RAN an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Langthorne Police Series)

HER LAST BREATH an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Langthorne Police Series)

HE IS WATCHING YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

HE WILL KILL YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

HE WILL FIND YOU an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)

HE KNOWS YOUR SECRETS (Detective Maddie Ives)

LAST ONE ALIVE an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Detective Maddie Ives)