Fatal

John Lescroart, bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy series, whose recent titles include THE FALL, THE KEEPER and THE OPHELIA CUT, returns with a gripping one-off thriller about a deadly love affair that will enthrall fans of Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben.

Kate is happily married to Ron with two children and a beautiful home in San Francisco.

But everything changes when Kate meets Peter. What begins as a passing fancy develops into a dangerous obsession and one intense, passionate encounter.

Confident that life can go back to normal, Kate never considers that Peter may not be so willing to move on.

Until a masked man fires a weapon into the crowd of a cafe that Kate is in with her best friend. This tragedy is just the first in a series of horrifying events that will show exactly how fatal the consequences of one mistake can be...

“High-class...first-rate - Sunday TelegraphBreathtaking - LA TimesBrilliant - Washington PostThe best legal thriller I have read in years - Brad Thor”

High-class...first-rate - Sunday Telegraph

Breathtaking - LA Times

Brilliant - Washington Post

The best legal thriller I have read in years - Brad Thor

John Lescroart is the author of over twenty-five novels (and numerous New York Times bestsellers), including The 13th Juror, Damage, The Hunter, and The Ophelia Cut. His books have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into twenty languages in seventy-five countries. He lives in Northern California.

When Kate Jameson confesses to her oldest friend Beth Tully that she's obsessing about a married man she just met, Beth is alarmed. As a San Francisco police detective, Beth has seen time and again the destructive repercussions of infidelity. But despite her outwardly happy marriage, Kate can't get Peter Ash out of her head. Soon her fixation leads to one intense encounter. Six months later, Peter Ash's body washes up on a beach, and Beth is assigned the case. She has no idea of Kate's connection to the victim, but as the pool of suspects narrows, Beth begins to wonder whether the prime suspect has been in front of her all along... From New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart comes an explosive thriller which explores the catastrophic power of obsession and how little we really know about those closest to us. Praise for John Lescroart: 'The best of the best...tense and compelling, of course, but also intelligent, human, and wise' Lee Child 'John Lescroart's writing skills are a national treasure' Huffington Post 'The courtroom drama king' Independent Discover more thrillers by John Lescroart at [Pack shot of THE KEEPER and THE FALL] Headline (logo) Fiction/Thriller

John Lescroart, bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy series, whose recent titles include THE FALL, THE KEEPER and THE OPHELIA CUT, returns with a gripping one-off thriller about a deadly love affair that will enthrall fans of Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben. Kate is happily married to Ron with two children and a beautiful home in San Francisco.But everything changes when Kate meets Peter. What begins as a passing fancy develops into a dangerous obsession and one intense, passionate encounter.Confident that life can go back to normal, Kate never considers that Peter may not be so willing to move on.Until a masked man fires a weapon into the crowd of a cafe that Kate is in with her best friend. This tragedy is just the first in a series of horrifying events that will show exactly how fatal the consequences of one mistake can be...

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