Hold Your Tongue

WINNER OF THE BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2020

'Gritty and close to the bone, Hold Your Tongue is a compelling, addictive read that I devoured in one sitting.' Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
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In the run up to Christmas, a serial killer stalks the streets of Aberdeen . . .

A brutal murder.
A young woman's body is discovered with horrifying injuries, a recent newspaper cutting pinned to her clothing.
A detective with everything to prove.
This is her only chance to redeem herself.
A serial killer with nothing to lose.
He's waited years, and his reign of terror has only just begun . . .

Introducing DI Eve Hunter, HOLD YOUR TONGUE is your new obsession.
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Readers can't stop talking about HOLD YOUR TONGUE:
***** 'Without a doubt the best police procedural I have read in a long time'
***** '[Deborah Masson] has a long and bright future ahead if this book is anything to go by'
***** 'Addictive from the first page to the last [...] If you read only one book this year make it this one'

'Tense, edge-of-your-seat stuff' - Emma Curtis, bestselling author of The Night You Left
'Expertly paced, intriguing and with a strong emotional kick - this is a great start to a fab new detective series' - SJI Holliday, author of Violet
'A tense debut in which the past and present collide with devastating consequences. I hope to read more of DI Eve Hunter' - Mari Hannah, author of The Lost

DI Eve Hunter returns in OUT FOR BLOOD this December. Don't miss the exclusive sneak peek in the ebook of HOLD YOUR TONGUE!

Genre: Mystery

"If you like your crime novels blood-curdling, Deborah Masson's debut is terrifying, edge-of-your-seat stuff." - Emma Curtis

"Gritty and close to the bone, HOLD YOUR TONGUE is a compelling, addictive read that I devoured in one sitting. With complex, layered characters and a tension-fuelled plot, this is one of my favourite debuts of the year." - Lisa Hall

"Hold Your Tongue is a tense debut in which the past and present collide with devastating consequences. I hope to read more of DI Eve Hunter." - Mari Hannah

"Expertly paced, intriguing and with a strong emotional kick - this is a great start to a fab new detective series." - SJI Holliday

"Hold Your Tongue is a cracking police procedural with enough gruesome deaths to satisfy even the darkest appetite." - David Jackson

"With a twisty plot and dark, nuanced characters, Hold Your Tongue makes for compulsive reading. Not only is it a fantastic crime novel, but the start of an exciting new series." - Jack Jordan

"Gritty, gruesome and NOT to be missed!! Hold Your Tongue is a shocking and brilliant debut by an author who has the rare talent to drag the reader right into the heart of the story and keep them on the edge of their seat until the very last page." - Lauren North