The stunningly written, evocative new debut crime thriller you won't want to miss! 'Stylishly written by a skilled wordsmith.an absorbing tale' The Sun 'Death Under A Little Sky is a more than promising debut' The Times 'Abell's debut is a cosy crime read with an appealing protagonist' Guardian 'Abell's new career in crime fiction is off to a promising start' The Daily Mirror ''A joyful dive into the detective genre.I was charmed and engrossed' Observer 'Very beautiful, without excess or indulgence . cleverly constructed, as if handled by a veteran, and richly but never confusingly dense' The Spectator 'A vivid, atmospheric debut' Daily Mail "A tense and twisty crime thriller" inews A detective ready for a new life For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in the city. One day he receives a letter from his reclusive uncle - he has left Jake his property in the middle of the countryside. It is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. A rural idyll the stuff of dreams Life in the middle of nowhere is everything Jake could wish for. His home is beautiful and his surroundings are stunning.

While the locals are eccentric, they are also friendly, and invite him to join their annual treasure hunt. A death that disrupts everything What starts as an innocent game turns sinister, when a young woman's bones are discovered. And Jake is thrust once again into the role of detective, as he tries to unearth a dangerous killer in this most unlikely of settings. Gold title * Stig Abell is an English journalist, newspaper editor and radio presenter. He currently co-presents the Monday to Thursday breakfast show on Times Radio with Aasmah Mir. * Stig was from 2016 to 2020 editor of The Times Literary Supplement and from 2013 to 2016 managing editor of The Sun. He was formerly a fiction reviewer at The Spectator and reviewer at Telegraph Media Group. He was also a presenter on LBC Radio, and has frequently appeared on radio shows such as Front Row.

* Big Twitter presence (over 100k followers). * This is a stunning debut crime thriller from a talented new voice which is sure to garner attention across the trade. Competition: Death of a Bookseller;The;Locked Room;Rising Tide;Still Life;The Appeal;The Twyford Code;Murder Before Evensong;The Three Dahlias;The Close. by;Elly Griffiths;Ann Cleeves;Val McDermid;J M Dalgliesh;L J Ross;Neil Lancaster;Simon McCleave;Janice Hallett;Richard Coles;Katy Watson;Alice Slater;Jane Casey.