Ben Harper Thriller

I should hate you. I should want you dead for what you did to my sweet, blue-eyed boy. But you're the only person who can give me the answers I need. What really happened the night you killed him? It's twenty years since my teenage brother was murdered and my mother took her own life with a broken heart. I buried myself in writing to numb the pain, but when the police knock at my door and tell me my brother's killer has just been found murdered, my heart stops dead: the killer had letters from my mother written just days before she died. My mother believed someone else was there that night. As the police search my home, my head races with a million questions. Did my mother really kill herself, or did someone get to her before she could find out the truth? Under the guise of writing an article, I press old friends and neighbors for answers. But why do they dodge my questions? What are they so afraid of? Is there anybody in this small town I can trust? I pore over my mother's letters late into the night until I discover a family secret that turns my blood to ice. Everything I thought I knew about the night my brother was murdered is a lie. As I get closer to the truth, another body drops. Someone in this close-knit town will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. Can I find them before another innocent life is taken? A twisty, pulse-racing new crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot.

I'm trying to help you!' I yell, coughing as black smoke fills my lungs. As the flames grow, I beat down the door and reach out my hand. But the survivor pushes past me, disappearing into the night... When a fire burns the local community center to the ground, our small town is abuzz with questions. I am the only witness, but when the man I saved flees the scene the journalist in me knows this blaze was no accident. Then the police find something that makes my blood run cold: a skeleton amongst the ashes. Teaming up with my close friend, police officer Dani Cash, we examine the remains and uncover a brutal twenty-year-old murder and make an earth-shattering discovery. The ash-covered bones belong to Dani's mother. It's impossible. Dani's mother died in a house fire years ago. They buried her body and laid their memories to rest. As I hold tightly to my dearest friend, my mind races with questions. Who killed Dani's mother all those years ago? And, if her remains are here, who is buried in her grave? Someone is going to unimaginable lengths to hide their crimes. As Dani and I question everyone in our close-knit community, the police turn their attention to Dani's father, revealing a conspiracy that will shake our small town to the core. Was Dani's father on the verge of uncovering the truth? Was someone setting him up to silence him? I need to uncover the secrets buried beneath the ashes before my dearest friend loses what's left of her family. But what will it cost us to expose twenty years of lies? And will it be too late to save the next innocent life? A heart-stopping, unputdownable new crime novel that will have you up all night turning pages until the final, jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot.

The headlights blind me as the cab pulls away, but I catch a glimpse of my friend's carefully made-up face before the car disappears into the darkness. If I knew that was the last time I'd see her, I might have recognized the fear in her beautiful green eyes. Madeleine is a whip-smart journalist and one of my dearest friends. So, when she doesn't come back into work after a particularly tense birthday dinner, I begin to panic. Then I get a message that chills me to the bone: It's time to settle the score. Call the police and she's dead. Madeleine's beaten face stares back at me from the photo, and my heart hammers at the spark of recognition in her eyes. She knows her attacker. Madeleine was always the first to get any story, and the last to worry about her own safety. She made a lot of enemies in her career, but who would want to kill her? Digging into her past, I discover details of a chilling murder case from twenty years ago. Madeleine launched it into national headlines and helped put a man away for murder. As I press her friends and contacts for more, a detail lets slip that explains everything: someone else was there the night the murder took place. Someone Madeleine may pay with her life to protect. As I close in on answers, her kidnapper changes the game. He gives me a demand for two million in cash, or I will never see Madeleine again. Time is running out. I need to unpick the lies of the past to find out the truth before another precious life is taken... A pulse-racing new crime novel with jaw-dropping twists that will have you constantly wondering 'what happens next?' Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot.

A town bursting with secrets. One last chance to find my mother's killer… Thirty years ago, my mother was found murdered. I remember holding my teddy bear close, listening as the police told my father they couldn't find her killer. She was only two miles from home when she was brutally attacked and left for dead in her car by the forest-lined highway. They said they interviewed everyone in our small town, but no one saw a thing… Every year, on the anniversary of her death, I dive back into the case, hoping to uncover something new. But this year, I receive a note that turns my blood to ice: Stop asking questions while you still can. Don't make the same mistake as your mother. I think back to my mother's last moments. She was a journalist, and before she died, she bravely uncovered terrible accusations of abuse. My hands shake, but now I know I must dig deeper. This threat confirms someone killed her to keep their secrets safe. But when I find my first lead, a young woman who comes to my workplace, wild-eyed, demanding to speak with me, the police arrive and force her out. Does she know something about what happened in the fog the night my mother was killed? Are the police silencing her too? Are they protecting someone? People can only keep their secrets for so long, and this town has spent the last thirty years hiding in the shadows. I must bring the truth to light. Even if everyone threatens me. Even if it costs me my life… A heart-pounding, brilliantly twisty crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot. What readers are saying about the Ben Harper series: 'UNPUTDOWNABLE! I only put it down when I could no longer keep my eyes open… more twists and turns than the mind can cope with. It's ridiculously brilliant, grips you… Doesn't let go, leaving you breathless by the end… the best thriller I have read bar none.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What. A. Book… I was gripped… Had me audibly gasping.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'BEST BOOK I'VE READ… Thoroughly obsessed from start to finish… Read it in one sitting… Took me on a rollercoaster, throwing suspects and secrets at me left, right and centre… Perfect… The end was chefs kiss… I was just hooked.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Had me hooked from start to finish… Did I mention addictive? Compelling? Binge-worthy?' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'GENIUS!!… Even when you think you have it all worked out, he still manages to pull the rug from beneath you right until the very last page… Loved.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'How many times I wonder did I utter: "didn't see that coming!… didn't see that coming!" Feel like I've been turned inside out!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely brilliant… I literally couldn't put it down… Loved it, give me more.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐