Book 1

’Powerful and gripping – an adrenaline-filled thriller you won't forget'Sunday Times bestseller Kimberley Chambers

What to believe

Who to betray

When to run…

Plastic surgeon Dr Maria Martinez has Asperger’s. Convicted of killing a priest, she is alone, in prison and has no memory of the murder.

DNA evidence places Maria at the scene of the crime, yet she claims she’s innocent. Then she starts to remember…

A strange room. Strange people. Being watched.

As Maria gets closer to the truth she is drawn into a web of international intrigue and must fight not only to clear her name but to remain alive.

As addictive as the Bourne novels, with a protagonist as original as The Bridge’s Saga Norén.

Part one of The Project trilogy

Praise for The Spider in the Corner of the Room

`A powerful, penetrating and intensely different read that seizes your attention from the very first page.’ – Liz Robinson, LoveReading

`An intriguing and original novel, with an underlying sense of menace and mystery.’ - Ruth Hunter, Booktime Editor at Bertram

`A great conspiracy thriller and a mind-bending tale!’ - Booktime

`Powerful and gripping – an adrenaline-filled thriller you won't forget'Sunday Times bestseller Kimberley Chambers

'Fast-paced thriller that leads into a web of international intrigue, building with pace to a dramatic finale.' Gloucestershire Gazette


Book 1

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by Nikki Owen

Published 1 March 2016

'Powerful and gripping - an adrenaline-filled thriller you won't forget' - Sunday Times bestseller Kimberley Chambers

What to believe

Who to betray

When to run...

`A gripping and tense thriller' - Heat

`A must have' - Sunday Express

Plastic surgeon Dr Maria Martinez has Asperger's. Convicted of killing a priest, she is alone, in prison and has no memory of the murder.

DNA evidence places Maria at the scene of the crime, yet she claims she's innocent. Then she starts to remember...

A strange room. Strange people. Being watched.

As Maria gets closer to the truth she is drawn into a web of international intrigue and must fight not only to clear her name but to remain alive.

As addictive as the Bourne novels, with a protagonist as original as The Bridge's Saga Noren.

Don't miss the first instalment of Nikki Owen's electrifying Project Trilogy, perfect for fans of Nicci French and Charles Cumming.

Previously published as The Spider in the Corner of the Room

'Fast-paced thriller that leads into a web of international intrigue, building with pace to a dramatic finale.' Gloucestershire Gazette

"One of the UK's most exciting new thriller writers" Talk Radio Europe

`Truly excellent!' My Weekly


Book 2

The Killing Files

by Nikki Owen

Published 2 June 2016

No matter how fast you run, the past always catches up with you.

‘A gripping and tense thriller’ – Heat

‘A must have’ – Sunday Express

Dr Maria Martinez is out of prison and on the run.

Her mission? To get back to the safety of her family.

Little does she know that this might be the most dangerous place of all…

Don’t miss the second in Nikki Owen’s electrifying Project trilogy, perfect for fans of Nicci French and Charles Cumming.


Book 3

The Girl Who Ran

by Nikki Owen

Published 15 June 2017

Running from the enemy…

Dr Maria Martinez has finally escaped The Project facility that has been controlling her since birth. But in going against The Project’s rigid protocol, the powers at the very top of the organisation will go to any length to re-initiate her. Their aim? To bring her back to the tightly-regimented headquarters where their intense ‘training ‘of Maria can be completed.

Fleeing to Switzerland in an attempt to outwit her enemy, Maria must never lose sight of potential danger, but soon finds there’s nowhere to run. And as she starts to question whether she can trust even those closest to her, returning to the one place she has fought so hard to leave might be her only option.

An electrifying thriller, perfect for fans of Nicci French and Charles Cumming.