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'Clever, complex and memorable, this is an unputdownable crime thriller. It kept me gripped right up to its pulse-racing final act' B P Walter
1994. Adrian Brown works at the local paper, haunted by his past and with good reason. Eight years ago, he was kidnapped by the Lollipop Man, a shadowy figure linked to three missing Yorkshire children. Adrian was the only one who escaped. Now another child has gone missing in circumstances that chillingly echo those disappearances years ago.
As public fear mounts and the media fans the flames, journalist Sheila Hargreaves, burdened by her past reporting on the abductions, is determined to uncover the truth and finally bring the Lollipop Man to justice.
'An enthralling thriller, deftly executed' Marion Todd
Slow-burn suspense, building to crackling tension and breathless pace - with an incendiary finish' M.K. Murphy
'Swift paced and cleverly plotted...Both shocking and moving' Cath Staincliffe
Genre: Mystery
1994. Adrian Brown works at the local paper, haunted by his past and with good reason. Eight years ago, he was kidnapped by the Lollipop Man, a shadowy figure linked to three missing Yorkshire children. Adrian was the only one who escaped. Now another child has gone missing in circumstances that chillingly echo those disappearances years ago.
As public fear mounts and the media fans the flames, journalist Sheila Hargreaves, burdened by her past reporting on the abductions, is determined to uncover the truth and finally bring the Lollipop Man to justice.
'An enthralling thriller, deftly executed' Marion Todd
Slow-burn suspense, building to crackling tension and breathless pace - with an incendiary finish' M.K. Murphy
'Swift paced and cleverly plotted...Both shocking and moving' Cath Staincliffe
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"A gripping and dark story, expertly told, that evokes the post-ripper terror of 1990's Yorkshire in the most spine-chilling way. You'll not be able to put this down." - Graham Bartlett
"Daniel excels in unwrapping a tale of menace and evil, as a town tastes fear once more." - Gordon Brown
"An engaging plot with an intriguing mystery, which kept me absorbed until the final pages. The characters are well-rounded, particularly Adrian who I was rooting for from the start." - Heather Burnside
"The tension just keeps ramping up in this engrossing thriller. The sense of 90s Yorkshire is captured so perfectly that it creates a dark nostalgia. Magnificent!" - Victoria Dowd
"A thoroughly immersive and enjoyable read, as compelling as any true crime podcast but so much better because of the sensitivity of the writing. Daniel Sellers captures character, time and place with great storytelling and feeling." - Linda Mather
"Razor-sharp dialogue and precision plotting draws the reader back to the 90's, to life in a northern town and to a very fiendish murder." - Caro Ramsay
"A tense, claustrophobic unravelling of dark secrets." - Liz Webb
"Compelling and dark. A claustrophobic thriller with heart and depth." - Michael Wood
"Daniel excels in unwrapping a tale of menace and evil, as a town tastes fear once more." - Gordon Brown
"An engaging plot with an intriguing mystery, which kept me absorbed until the final pages. The characters are well-rounded, particularly Adrian who I was rooting for from the start." - Heather Burnside
"The tension just keeps ramping up in this engrossing thriller. The sense of 90s Yorkshire is captured so perfectly that it creates a dark nostalgia. Magnificent!" - Victoria Dowd
"A thoroughly immersive and enjoyable read, as compelling as any true crime podcast but so much better because of the sensitivity of the writing. Daniel Sellers captures character, time and place with great storytelling and feeling." - Linda Mather
"Razor-sharp dialogue and precision plotting draws the reader back to the 90's, to life in a northern town and to a very fiendish murder." - Caro Ramsay
"A tense, claustrophobic unravelling of dark secrets." - Liz Webb
"Compelling and dark. A claustrophobic thriller with heart and depth." - Michael Wood
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