A beautifully written new crime thriller you won't want to miss. In a beautiful village, a terrible storm is brewing. A rural paradise. Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside for a quieter life. A shocking secret. But the return of an old case shatters the calm, and pulls him into a shadowy group that caters to the darkest desires of the rich and famous. An enemy closes in. As the web around Jake tightens, he's about to learn just how far some people will go to protect their secrets.
Praise for Death in a Lonely Place. 'Loved this. Multiple layers of delight for crime fiction fans' Lee Child, creator of Jack Reacher 'Abell is a skilled storyteller and it's easy to fall into the pages of Death in a Lonely Place. Highly recommend' Karin Slaughter, creator of Will Trent 'An immersive, intelligent delight with huge atmosphere and heart. My favourite new crime series' Lucy Foley, author of The Paris Apartment 'Utterly beautiful descriptive prose that brings Jake Jackson's world to life' Jane Casey, author of the Maeve Kerrigan series 'A darkly elegant, thrilling, escapist slice of countryside crime' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End 'A wonderful tale, magnificently told' Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man 'Beautifully written, as ever, and with a twist that truly knocked me sideways' Andrew Taylor, author of The Ashes of London 'Very recommendable' Financial Times 'It is a pleasure to be back in the company of Jackson and co' Observer Readers are saying. 'One of my most anticipated books of 2024 and it was everything I hoped for' 'Smart and twisty and ultimately very satisfying' 'Stig Abell has such a wonderful way with words, it enthralled me throughout' 'An absolute joy to read' 'Beautifully written . with an unusual and clever plot' 'I cannot express just how much I am looking forward to the next in the series!' 'Highly recommend to anyone who loves a good crime detective series where the characters become like old friends' 'It's a cracker!' 'I couldn't put it down. It's full of red herrings and so many twists which had me engrossed' 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 the second book in a series following former detective Jake Jackson. The first book hit the Top 20 Sunday Times HB chart and won the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award at CrimeFest 2024 Competition: The;Last;Word;Dance;Remains;Raging Storm;Close to Death;Hawthorne;Past Lying;Karen Pirie;Ruth Galloway;Shetland;Vera;Wild Fire. by;Elly Griffiths;Ann Cleeves;Val McDermid;J M Dalgliesh;L J Ross;Neil Lancaster;Simon;Mason;McCleave;Janice Hallett;Mick Herron;Anthony Horowitz;Tim Sullivan;Mark Billingham.