Jo Furniss

When a celebrity author is murdered at a crime writing festival, a Scandinavian writer of Nordic noir and an English 'crim-ance' novelist form an unlikely team to catch the killer of a man they both love to hate. Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Benjamin Stevenson'Razor sharp, addictive, outrageously fun' CLARE LESLIE HALL'Twists, turns and masterful wit' JACK JORDANCrime writer Aggie Catchlove can never forget how celebrity author Kit Stirling stole her famous 'twist'. At the Creme de la Crime festival, fellow novelist Jakob Hök learns that Kit's next book is a rip-off of his long-running Nordic Noir series. So Jakob and Aggie furiously plot the perfect murder of a man who is killing their careers. But when Kit Stirling is found dead for real, fingers point at Aggie and Jakob.They decide the only way to clear their names is to investigate. As the police lock down the event, Aggie and Jakob split up to double their efforts, but paranoia is a third wheel that destabilises their alliance. Both writers want to tell the story, not be the story. And, when push comes to shove, they'll do anything to be the voice of the final chapter.'Witty, smart and gripping' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'A perfect locked room mystery' RACHEL WOLF

<p><b>A</b><b> group of parents expose each other's darkest secrets when a minibus carrying their teenage children disappears without trace in this unputdownable thriller.</b> <b>Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer, Catherine Ryan Howard, T.M. Logan and Harriet Tyce</b><br><br><b>'DAZZLIING AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE' </b>CLARE LESLIE HALL<br><b>'A MASTERCLASS IN SUSPENSE' </b>JOANNA WALLACE<br><b>'TWISTY AND TANTALISING!' </b>SAM HOLLAND<br><b>'SUBLIMELY TWISTY ... UNMISSABLE' </b>HEATHER CRITCHLOW<br><br><i>It will be a day to remember...</i><br><br>It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter's school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn't in trouble, but the news is even worse - her child is missing.<br><br>A minibus carrying the swim team never arrived back from a gala. The police don't know where it has gone and the school's 'no phones' policy means none of the kids has a device. They have vanished.<br><br>As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home...<br><br><b>**Don't miss Jo Furniss' unique locked-room thriller set on a gridlocked motorway - DEAD MILE IS AVAILABLE NOW!**</b><br><br><u>PRAISE FOR JO FURNISS:</u><br>'I LOVED IT' <b>T.M. LOGAN<br></b>'INVENTIVE, GRIPPING' <b>HARRIET TYCE </b><br>'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' <b>JACK JORDAN</b></p>