Game Players

Best-selling author, Anita Waller, is back with a twisting, suspenseful and fast-paced read, perfect for fans of domestic noir.

When a gang of six children playing in their den in the woods spot a man burying drugs nearby, it marks the beginning of the end of their childhoods.

Unsure what to do, the children dig up the drugs and take them away. But when the dealer, who they watched bury the stash, shows up dead, the youngsters are thrown into turmoil.

Scared of what might happen, the children tell the police about the body they have discovered.

Meanwhile, a group of gangsters start searching for their missing drugs.

Soon the children and their families become the target of the vicious criminals who will stop at nothing to retrieve their narcotics…

What everyone is saying about Game Players: 

"This is one I 've been waiting for and it is one hell of a good read." Val Spencer- NetGalley reviewer

"a well-written book full of danger and extremely fast-paced" Dee Williams - NetGalley reviewer

"an exceptional read and I was totally captivated from beginning to end" Alexina Golding - Bookstormer

"an absolutely gripping tale that I could hardly stand to put down" Melanie Lewis - NetGalley reviewer

"Be prepared to put everything on hold when you pick up this book, for me, it was a “one sitting read” a book that I could not put down." Yvonne Bastian - Me And My Books 

"Thanks for a great read Anita Waller! When is the next one out??" Rebecca Burton - If Only I Could Read Faster 

"This book has lots of gasp-out-loud moments and plenty that will make you a little weepy too (it did for me anyway)." Lorna Cassidy - On The Shelf Reviews

"This is an engrossing read that I pretty much inhaled." Philomena Callan - Cheekypee Reads And Reviews 

"Waller has an amazing skill to grab you and keep you interested until the very last page." Eclectic Ramblings of Author Heather Osborne  

"WOW! ANITA HAS DONE IT AGAIN. What a bloody brilliant, outstanding, captivating story." Gemma Myers - Between The Pages Book Club 

"This is a very gritty read...Add into the mix, the ruthlessness of the gangsters and you’ve got a cracking crime thriller." Claire Knight - A Knight's Reads 

"It has twists and turns, shocks and honestly at times I had no idea what the end would be!" Donna Maguire - Donnas Book Blog 

"A plot to keep you turning from beginning to end. I really enjoyed this. A captivating read ." Nicki Murphy - Nicki's Book Blog

Anita Waller is the best-selling author of six previous novels including 34 Days, Beautiful and Captor. Her fast-paced psychological thrillers are full of twists and turns and perfect for fans of authors like Louise Jensen, Lisa Hall, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell.

Genre: Mystery