"What a joy to spend time with these characters again! An immersive, intelligent delight with huge atmosphere and heart. My favourite new crime series." -- Lucy Foley "Loved this. Multiple layers of delight for crime fiction fans." -- Lee Child "Abell is a skilled storyteller and it's easy to fall into the pages of Death in a Lonely Place. Highly recommend." -- Karin Slaughter, Sunday Times and International Bestselling Author "The second book can be tricky for authors; not so for Stig Abell! I adore the bucolic world of Jake and Livia and Little Sky, so was gripped in this story of conspiracy and deceit as someone tries to take it away. A wonderful tale, magnificently told.

" -- Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man "A darkly elegant, thrilling, escapist slice of countryside crime. I adore this series." -- Chris Whitaker "A truly fiendish conspiracy, a heroic ex-police officer with a turbulent love life, multiple references to classic crime writing and utterly beautiful descriptive prose that brings Jake Jackson's world to life: it's hard to think of a more enjoyable combination of elements for crime-fiction lovers. Stig Abell's series started out brilliantly and is only getting better." -- Jane Casey "Like fine wine, the series gets better and better as it develops. The narrative carries you along like a runaway train. Beautifully written, as ever, and with a twist that truly knocked me sideways." -- Andrew Taylor.