Book 7

Making a Killing

by Cara Hunter

Published 20 May 2025

Close to Home

by Cara Hunter

Published 14 December 2017

SOMEONE TOOK DAISY MASON . . . SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

'THE LAST TWIST WAS A GENUINE STROKE OF GENIUS' John Marrs

'A MAZEY, GRIPPING READ' Ian Rankin

'COMPULSIVE, WITH AN ENDING YOU WILL NOT SEE COMING' Emma Kavanagh
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HOW CAN A CHILD GO MISSING WITHOUT A TRACE?

Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're saying.

DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows the nine times out of ten, it's someone the victim knew.

That means someone is lying...
And that Daisy's time is running out.
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WHAT AUTHORS AND READERS ARE SAYING:

'One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read' KATHRYN CROFT

'Cancel everything. You're not going anywhere until you finish' EMILY KOCH

'A classy, agile, fresh, unpredictable and utterly compelling gift of a book: hats off!' NICCI FRENCH

'Cara Hunter is the new queen of the cliffhanger' JOHN MARRS

'A real gripper of a read' PETER JAMES

'Clever and wonderfully complex!' JANE CORRY

'Cara Hunter is a brilliant plotter, but it's her masterfully drawn characters that really make her novels stand out' RACHEL ABBOTT

'I finished Close to Home in one sitting!' NUALA ELLWOOD


All the Rage

by Cara Hunter

Published 19 December 2019

The first girl came back.
The next might not be so lucky...

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'A real gripper of a read'
Peter James
'Masterful, engrossing, twisty' Rosamund Lupton
'One of our most exciting crime writers' John Marrs

A girl is taken from the streets of Oxford. But it's unlike any abduction DI Fawley's seen before . . .

Faith Appleford was attacked, a plastic bag tied over her head, taken to an isolated location . . . and then, by some miracle, she escaped.

What's more, when DC Erica Somer interviews Faith, she quickly becomes convinced that Faith knows who her abductor is. Yet Faith refuses to press charges. Without more evidence, it's looking like the police may have to drop the case.

But what happens if Faith's attacker strikes again?

The fourth twisty, up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Cara Hunter. For fans of Shari Lapena, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell.

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What they're saying about Cara Hunter

'Twist follows twist at a breathtaking pace' Daily Mail

'Fantastic...my favourite series ever!' Shari Lapena, Not A Happy Family

'You can almost hear her characters breathing from the page' Jane Corry, We All Have Our Secrets

'Utterly compelling' Nicci French, The Unheard

'A top-notch psychological thriller' JP Delaney, The Perfect Wife

'I was totally gripped and terrified!' Araminta Hall, Hidden Depths

'Hunter has rejuvenated the form' Financial Times

And readers are loving this series, too

'All hail the new queen of all things crime'
Penny, Netgalley

'Mind-bending brilliance' Kath, Netgalley

'Packed full of twists' Gary, Netgalley

'Definitely for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter and the like' Fiona, Netgalley

'Captivating: full of mystery, tension, moral dilemma . . . outstanding' Peter, Netgalley

'This series just gets better and better' Tina, Netgalley


No Way Out

by Cara Hunter

Published 22 March 2019

What if someone wanted your family dead?

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'I was hooked from beginning to end' Claire Douglas
'Confirms her place in the front rank of British crime writers' Sunday Times

It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked.

The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life. Why were they left in the house alone? Where is their mother, and why is their father not answering his phone?

Then new evidence is discovered, and DI Fawley's worst nightmare comes true.

Because this fire wasn't an accident. It was murder.

And the killer is still out there...

Sunday Times best 100 novels since 1945
Sunday Times Best Crime Fiction of 2019

The third twisty, up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Cara Hunter. For fans of Shari Lapena, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell.


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Authors can't get enough of Cara Hunter

'Gripping' Ian Rankin, The Dark Remains

'Your next riveting, twisty read!' Shari Lapena, Not A Happy Family

'The new queen of the cliffhanger' John Marrs, The Vacation

'Cancel everything. You're not going anywhere until you finish this' Emily Koch, If I Die Before I Wake

'The new DI Fawley novel is the best yet - and that's saying something!' Simon Lelic, The House

'My heart was in my mouth' Sarah J. Naughton, Tattle Tale

'A cracking detective novel that pulsates with authenticity' Michelle Francis, The Girlfriend

And readers are loving this series, too

'All hail the new queen of all things crime'
Penny, Netgalley

'Mind-bending brilliance' Kath, Netgalley

'Packed full of twists' Gary, Netgalley

'Definitely for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter and the like' Fiona, Netgalley

'Captivating: full of mystery, tension, moral dilemma . . . outstanding' Peter, Netgalley

'This series just gets better and better' Tina, Netgalley


In The Dark

by Cara Hunter

Published 12 July 2018

Do you know what they're hiding in the house next door?
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'Your next riveting, twisty read!' Shari Lapena
'Twist follows twist at a breath-taking pace' Daily Mail
'The new queen of the cliffhanger' John Marrs

A woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive.

No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports that match their profile. The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before.

The inhabitants of the quiet Oxford street are in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? But DI Adam Fawley knows that nothing is impossible.

And that no one is as innocent as they seem . . .

The second twisty, up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Cara Hunter. For fans of Shari Lapena, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell.

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Authors can't get enough of In the Dark


'
Cancel everything. You're not going anywhere until you finish reading' Emily Koch, Keep Him Close

'Classy, agile, fresh, unpredictable and utterly compelling' Nicci French, The Unheard

'A real gripper of a read' Peter James, Picture You Dead

'One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read' Kathryn Croft, The Lying Wife

'Kept me up into the late hours. Clever and wonderfully complex!' Jane Corry, We All Have Our Secrets

'Cara Hunter is a brilliant plotter, but it's her masterfully drawn characters that really make her novels stand out'
Rachel Abbott, Close Your Eyes

'A twisty, utterly compulsive read with an ending you won't see coming. I gobbled it up in one satisfying sitting' Emma Kavanagh, The Devil You Know

And readers are loving this series, too

'All hail the new queen of all things crime'
Penny, Netgalley

'Mind-bending brilliance' Kath, Netgalley

'Packed full of twists' Gary, Netgalley

'Definitely for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter and the like' Fiona, Netgalley

'Captivating: full of mystery, tension, moral dilemma . . . outstanding' Peter, Netgalley

'This series just gets better and better' Tina, Netgalley