Murder is easy when the victim is grateful …
On a black November morning, a Land Rover is hauled from Aberdeen harbour, seawater pouring from its doors, a dead man slumped behind the wheel. Ewan Pritchard had a wife, two children and more money than he could spend.
Everyone assumes he drove himself into the sea.
Everyone is wrong.
Six months after she was left for dead in a rain-soaked alley, DI Thessaly Grey is back with a promotion she never asked for and a team that doesn’t know whether to respect her, pity her or stay out of her way.
Thessaly has no patience for any of it. She wants the case. She wants to work. She wants proof that the woman who came back from the dead is still capable of doing the job. But what looked like one man’s final decision to drive himself into the sea soon becomes something far darker.
Ewan Pritchard wanted to die. Again.
As the body count climbs, every fragile thread Thessaly’s been clinging to since the attack starts to fray. She recognises too much of herself in the dead, and the closer she gets to the killer, the more blurred the line becomes between her and their victims.
Her only ally is Nash Morran, a foul-mouthed ex-copper with a ruined reputation, flexible morals and no instinct to treat her gently.
Which might be exactly what she needs.
Seven Minutes Dead is the first book in the DI Thessaly Grey series by C.L. Janet—a dark, atmospheric crime thriller set in the granite streets of Aberdeen, perfect for readers who love complex characters, chilling killers and a mystery that gets under the skin. Fans of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, JD Kirk and LJ Ross will love this gripping series opener.
Meet Thessaly Grey today.
Genre: Mystery
On a black November morning, a Land Rover is hauled from Aberdeen harbour, seawater pouring from its doors, a dead man slumped behind the wheel. Ewan Pritchard had a wife, two children and more money than he could spend.
Everyone assumes he drove himself into the sea.
Everyone is wrong.
Six months after she was left for dead in a rain-soaked alley, DI Thessaly Grey is back with a promotion she never asked for and a team that doesn’t know whether to respect her, pity her or stay out of her way.
Thessaly has no patience for any of it. She wants the case. She wants to work. She wants proof that the woman who came back from the dead is still capable of doing the job. But what looked like one man’s final decision to drive himself into the sea soon becomes something far darker.
Ewan Pritchard wanted to die. Again.
As the body count climbs, every fragile thread Thessaly’s been clinging to since the attack starts to fray. She recognises too much of herself in the dead, and the closer she gets to the killer, the more blurred the line becomes between her and their victims.
Her only ally is Nash Morran, a foul-mouthed ex-copper with a ruined reputation, flexible morals and no instinct to treat her gently.
Which might be exactly what she needs.
Seven Minutes Dead is the first book in the DI Thessaly Grey series by C.L. Janet—a dark, atmospheric crime thriller set in the granite streets of Aberdeen, perfect for readers who love complex characters, chilling killers and a mystery that gets under the skin. Fans of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, JD Kirk and LJ Ross will love this gripping series opener.
Meet Thessaly Grey today.
Genre: Mystery
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