Dead mile

Furniss, Jo

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Sergeant Belinda ‘Billy’ Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too – now she’s a traffic cop who’s afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan. He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can’t have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses – so he must still be there, among them. If the traffic jam stays put, they’re all in danger; if the traffic clears, she’ll lose her suspect. The clock is ticking, but she doesn’t know how fast.

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Publish Date: 04/07/2024

Description

Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Ruth Ware, DEAD MILE is the most relatable locked-room mystery you’ll ever read, set on a gridlocked motorway during rush hour

‘I LOVED IT’ T. M. LOGAN
‘SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING’ JACK JORDAN
‘AN INVENTIVE, GRIPPING TAKE ON A LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY’ HARRIET TYCE

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Friday afternoon, and the traffic is bloody murder.

Sergeant Belinda ‘Billy’ Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too – now she’s a traffic cop who’s afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan.

He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can’t have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses – so he must still be there, among them. If the traffic jam stays put, they’re all in danger; if the traffic clears, she’ll lose her suspect. The clock is ticking, but she doesn’t know how fast.

‘A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE … TIGHTLY-PLOTTED AND INTRICATE’ HEATHER CRITHLOW

‘AN INGENIOUS, HIGH-OCTANE PAGE-TURNER’ KATE SLIMANTS

‘SMART, WITTY AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL’ WILLIAM SHAW

Additional information

Weight 236 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 21 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

|Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K