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Little Boy Blue

DI Helen Grace 5

M J Arlidge author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:2nd Jun '16

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The fifth DI Helen Grace novel by M.J. Arlidge. This time the crimes are closer to home . . .

Helen's most personal case yet as she investigates the murder of a close friend found cocooned in plastic. It looks like it was a tragic accident - a sex game gone wrong. The investigation soon threatens to expose Helen's private life and she has to make some tough personal choices along the way, as she hunts a twisted and elusive killer.

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGE

'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER
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There are some fates worse than death . . .


Called to a Southampton nightclub, Detective Inspector Helen Grace cuts the duct tape from the asphyxiated victim and discovers she knows him.

A man from the double life she has concealed from her superiors, Helen is determined to find his murderer - while keeping their relationship hidden at all costs.

When a new victim is found, Helen works around the clock to stop her life unravelling. She'll do anything to solve this case - but dare she reveal her own darkest secrets and lose everything?

And would even that be enough to stop this killer?
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PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE:

'Fast paced and nailbitingly tense . . . gripping' Sun

'DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine . . . MJ Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone'
Daily Mail

'Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless'
Sunday Sport

'Expertly pulled off. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell'
Will Lavender

'A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller'
Huffington Post

Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years -- Jeffery Deaver
Page-turningly chilling * The Times *
DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone * Daily Mail *
This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo -- Judy Finnigan
Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent * Sun *
One of the best new series detectives . . . Mesmerizing! -- Lisa Gardner
M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace * Daily Mail *
Chilling stuff * Fabulist *
A chilling read * My Weekly *
A grisly, gripping thriller * Sunday Mirror *
Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow * Sunday Sport *
Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet -- Will Lavender
A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller * Huffington Post *

ISBN: 9781405919234

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm

Weight: 266g

384 pages