Dead Mile : A compulsive locked room mystery with a unique twist, set on a gridlocked motorway during rush hour

Author: Furniss, Jo

Crime & mystery

Published on 4 July 2024 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 352 pages
198 x 128 x 22 | 250g

Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Ruth Ware, DEAD MILE is the most relatable locked-room mystery you'll ever read, set on a gridlocked motorway during rush hour'I LOVED IT' T. M. LOGAN'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' JACK JORDAN'AN INVENTIVE, GRIPPING TAKE ON A LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY' HARRIET TYCE**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**Friday afternoon, and the traffic is bloody murder.

Sergeant Belinda 'Billy' Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too - now she's a traffic cop who's afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan.

He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can't have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses - so he must still be there, among them. If the traffic jam stays put, they're all in danger; if the traffic clears, she'll lose her suspect. The clock is ticking, but she doesn't know how fast.

'A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE ... TIGHTLY-PLOTTED AND INTRICATE' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'AN INGENIOUS, HIGH-OCTANE PAGE-TURNER' KATE SLIMANTS'SMART, WITTY AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL' WILLIAM SHAW