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Knife Edge

Detective Inspector Harland is about to be face to face with a killer . . .

Fergus McNeill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:2nd Jan '14

Should be back in stock very soon

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The dramatic follow-up to EYE CONTACT by a new crime writer perfect for fans of Peter James.

The explosive second novel in the DI Harland series, perfect for fans of Peter James.

The perfect book for fans of serial killer thrillers and crime writers such as Peter James, Mark Billingham and Peter Robinson


He didn't intend to let her get so close

But Robert Naysmith's girlfriend Kim has become important to him. So he decides to tell her his deadly secret. He wants her to recognise the power he holds.

He hopes he won't have to kill her

Detective Inspector Harland hasn't forgotten the serial killer who got away from him. But with nothing to go on, he fears he will never bring him to justice.

Until he is seconded to investigate the brutal murder of a woman in her Bristol home. A random attack, a murderer who has carefully covered his tracks . . . alarm bells start ringing.

Then Harland meets Kim. One last game of life and death is about to begin.


Praise for Fergus McNeil

'A chilling game of cat and mouse that should keep you awake long after bedtime. DI Harland is a welcome addition to the growing ranks of British detectives' Peter Robinson, bestselling author of the DCI Banks series

'Let's welcome Fergus McNeill to the ranks of British Crime fiction innovators; he has found a darker shade of noir' Quintin Jardine, bestselling author of the Constable Bob Skinner series

'Creepy, compelling and completely convincing' Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said/ She Said

'A gripping first novel' Irish Independent

From the complex, interwoven plot, you can almost guess that the author's previous job was designing video games. * Woman *

Praise for EYE CONTACT:

'A chilling game of cat and mouse that should keep you awake long after bedtime. DI Harland is a welcome addition to the growing ranks of British detectives.'

* Peter Robinson *
Let's welcome Fergus McNeill to the ranks of British Crime fiction innovators; he has found a darker shade of noir * Quintin Jardine *
Creepy, compelling and completely convincing * Erin Kelly, author of THE POISON TREE *
A gripping first novel * Irish Independent *

ISBN: 9781444739695

Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 27mm

Weight: 306g

432 pages