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Dead Mile

Sergeant Belinda ‘Billy’ Kidd is stuck in a traffic jam caused by a car bomb when she discovers a nearby driver has just been stabbed. With no way for the killer to have escaped, she must use the few resources at hand to identify them before the road clears.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Zaffre
  • Year: 2024
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 346pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x128mm
  • ISBN: 9781804183441
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
545335
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Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Ruth Ware, DEAD MILE is the most relatable locked-room mystery you'll ever read, set on a gridlocked motorway during rush hour

'I LOVED IT' T. M. LOGAN
'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' JACK JORDAN
'AN INVENTIVE, GRIPPING TAKE ON A LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY' HARRIET TYCE

Friday afternoon, and the traffic is bloody murder.

Sergeant Belinda 'Billy' Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too - now she's a traffic cop who's afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan.

He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can't have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses - so he must still be there, among them. If the traffic jam stays put, they're all in danger; if the traffic clears, she'll lose her suspect. The clock is ticking, but she doesn't know how fast.

'A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE ... TIGHTLY-PLOTTED AND INTRICATE' HEATHER CRITCHLOW
'AN INGENIOUS, HIGH-OCTANE PAGE-TURNER' KATE SLIMANTS
'SMART, WITTY AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL' WILLIAM SHAW

**Loved DEAD MILE? Don't miss Jo Furniss' next unmissable thriller, GUILT TRIP, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**
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