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The Killing Song

A Yorkshire Crime Thriller

Lesley McEvoy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Zaffre

Published:12th May '22

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Forensic psychologist and profiler Jo McCready investigates the brutal murder of a prominent Yorkshire artist - for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves.

"I've been reviewing the Leo Fielding murder case," Jo said.
"It was one of my old cases," DCI Callum Ferguson replied.
"That's why I wanted to see you.

"I've been reviewing the Leo Fielding murder case," Jo said.
"It was one of my old cases," DCI Callum Ferguson replied.
"That's why I wanted to see you. Because you got it wrong."


Two years ago, Leo Fielding was found dead in his Yorkshire home. The police never found the killer, and the case remains unsolved.

When Fielding's desperate parents ask Forensic Psychologist Jo McCready to help find their son's murderer, she discovers a piece of evidence that changes everything.

As she investigates, Jo gets a call from DCI Callum Ferguson about an alarming development. At a busy train station, a man has randomly and viciously attacked another passenger before fleeing the crime scene.

But Jo is convinced this is no random attack. She believes the two crimes are tangled up in the same web of deadly local secrets. Secrets that some will kill to protect . . .

*** 'I devoured it in one sitting' - PETER JAMES, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller ***

Author Lesley McEvoy uses her insider knowledge to create unbelievably gripping, unputdownable crime novels - perfect for fans of Rachel McLean, J.R. Ellis and Elly Griffiths.

This book really got its hooks into me. Highly original and whipsmart on detail, I devoured it in one sitting * PETER JAMES *
McEvoy really knows her stuff * IAN RANKIN *
Such a clever, twisty crime thriller! * SAIMA MIR, bestselling author of THE KHAN *
Gripping from the first page to the last!! * Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ***** *
I just couldn't guess whodunnit! * Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ***** *
Excellent! * Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ***** *

ISBN: 9781838776558

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 27mm

Weight: 348g

480 pages