Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781801107747
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury


Description:
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the brand new DS Cross Thriller - available now.



No fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses. Can DS Cross prove it was murder?

THE DETECTIVE


DS George Cross doesn't rely on guesswork and he has no time for false assumptions. He is a detective who goes off the evidence in front of him, not 'hunches' or 'gut feelings'. He does not know what these are.

THE CLOSED CASE


When a young woman is found dead, the Bristol Crime Unit is quick to rule it a suicide as the woman had a long history of drug abuse. But her mother is convinced it was murder, saying that her daughter had been clean for years and had been making strides in a new therapy programme.

THE ANSWER


As an outsider himself, DS Cross is drawn to cases involving the voiceless and dispossessed and, here, the evidence states that this woman was murdered Cross just has to prove it. But under pressure from his boss to shut down the case, and with numerous potential suspects, time is rapidly running out to get the answers that this grieving family deserve.

Perfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Peter James and Joy Ellis, The Patient is part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be read in any order, by the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.



ALSO IN THE DS CROSS THRILLER SERIES


#1 THE DENTIST


#2 THE CYCLIST


#3 THE PATIENT


#4 THE POLITICIAN


#5 THE MONK


#6 THE TEACHER


#7 THE BOOKSELLER


#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)

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