Tick Tock: The gripping new crime thriller from the million copy bestseller

Tick Tock: The gripping new crime thriller from the million copy bestseller
Mel Sherratt

‘Fans of MARTINA COLE will love this’ Katerina DiamondA gripping new series from million-copy bestseller Mel Sherratt.Praise for Mel Sherratt:‘I love all Mel Sherratt’s books’ IAN RANKIN‘Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension’ RACHEL ABBOTTTICK…In the city of Stoke, a teenage girl is murdered in the middle of the day, her lifeless body abandoned in a field behind her school.TOCK…Two days later, a young mother is abducted. She’s discovered strangled and dumped in a local park.TIME’S UP…DS Grace Allendale and her team are brought in to investigate, but with a bold killer, no leads and nothing to connect the victims, the case seems hopeless. It’s only when a third woman is targeted that a sinister pattern emerges. A dangerous mind is behind these attacks, and Grace realises that the clock is ticking…Can they catch the killer before another young woman dies?The #1 bestseller returns with a breathtaking thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

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Source ISBN: 9780008271077

Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008271084

Version: 2019-04-24

Praise for Mel Sherratt: (#ulink_4d1135d9-b8a4-537b-97b5-cc9e5d6cbd64)

‘An absolute masterpiece. Twisty, turny and full of surprises!’

Angela Marsons

‘Mel Sherratt’s books are as smart and edgy as her heroines’

Cara Hunter

‘Mel Sherratt is the new queen of gritty police procedurals’

C.L. Taylor

‘Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension’

Rachel Abbott

‘Heart-stoppingly tense. I love Mel Sherratt’s writing’

Angela Clarke

‘Gripped me from the first page and didn’t let go until the heart-stopping conclusion!’

Robert Bryndza

‘A writer to watch out for’

Mandasue Heller

‘[Allendale] is a welcome addition to the fast-growing band of impressive women detectives entering crime fiction’

The Times

‘On a thriller cocktail list, Hush Hush would be a Bloody Mary with a perfect twist’

Fiona Barton

‘I love all Mel Sherratt’s books’

Ian Rankin

‘Mel Sherratt is a unique voice in detective fiction’

Mail on Sunday

Contents

Cover (#u5df1e0bb-b201-5cd8-884f-799aaddd64f3)

Title page (#ua35d9a36-b121-5ed5-a8b9-70966b060a22)

Copyright (#uf5994df4-20b8-5778-8b2b-96d009f50365)

Praise for Mel Sherratt (#ua1356e84-38cf-5152-81bc-f1b7f1af7d71)

2014 (#u7cab0eb1-930d-5915-aec8-f4ad76afc1c7)

Chapter One: Five Years Later (#u9b48af5e-3e44-5335-a67d-6f61dade603a)

Chapter Two (#u9df8d08c-e37c-5823-b38b-6b2c66f9a22d)