Making a Killing

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past…
In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished from her Oxford home.

Her disappearance made the national press and the final culprit shocked everyone. DCI Adam Fawley remembers the case well, he arrested Daisy’s mother for murder himself.

But her body was never found.

Now, forensic evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back in to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds.

What really happened to Daisy Mason?

PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING
“Chilling … Don’t miss it!” – Shari Lapena

“Another fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it!” – Lesley Kara

“Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter” – Simon Mason

“Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender” – Nicci French

PRAISE FOR CARA HUNTER

'This thrillingly plotted mystery … pulls the reader into the investigation as an active participant' Waterstones best Thrillers of 2023

‘A stunning and ingenious novel’ – Financial Times Best books of 2023

‘I loved everything about this book .. one of my favourite books of this year.’ – Alice Feeney

‘Unique and hugely enjoyable.’ Sunday Express

‘An addictive, unusually interactive novel’ Sunday Times

‘An innovative take on a cold-case whodunnit … ingenious, complex and immersive’ – Guardian

‘You’ll be glued to the page as you try to follow the countless twists and turns that you’ll never see coming’ – Bishop’s Stortford Independent

‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you guessing as you fly through its pages’ – Ian Rankin

‘Original, inventive and totally 21st Century … Just brilliant!’ – Janice Hallett

‘Sharp, fresh, surprising, and authentic … Absolutely brilliant’ – Andrea Mara

‘A one of a kind thriller.’ – Robert Gold

‘Relentlessly twisty and utterly compelling’ – Shari Lapena

‘The attention to detail is incredible, and following along is so. Much. FUN’– Catherine Ryan Howard

‘Genius premise with all the twistiness you’d expect from Cara Hunter. Her best yet!’ – Victoria Selman

'Clever and innovative – an intriguing new take on the traditional crime novel.' – Emma Haughton

‘Absolutely compulsive’ – Gytha Lodge

‘An excellent, wholly original whodunnit!’ – Gilly MacMillan

‘A great premise, perfectly executed – truly a cracker of a book.’ – JP Delaney

Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels Close to Home, In the Dark, No Way Out, All the Rage, The Whole Truth and Hope to Die, all featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Close to Home was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick (as is her latest) and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. No Way Out was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. Cara's novels have sold over a million copies worldwide, and the TV rights to the series have been acquired by the Fremantle group. She lives in Oxford. Murder in the Family is her first stand-alone crime novel. The Fawley series will also continue.

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