Fiona Cummins

An unimaginable crime has devastating consequences twenty-one years on, in this thrilling novel by rising star of crime fiction Fiona Cummins.

When I Was Ten

The No.1 Bestselling debut by Fiona Cummins. A serial killer to chill your bones A psychopath more frightening than Hannibal Lecter. He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one he's just like anyone else. But in the other he is the caretaker of his family's macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt. Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs. What begins is a terrifying cat-and-mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey's father and Etta Fitzroy, a troubled detective investigating a spate of abductions. Set in London's Blackheath, Rattle by Fiona Cummins explores the seam of darkness that runs through us all; the struggle between light and shadow, redemption and revenge. It is a glimpse into the mind of a sinister psychopath. And it's also a story about not giving up hope when it seems that all hope is already lost. 'It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition' - Val McDermid, author of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.

A serial killer thriller that will hook you from the start

Rattle

Trust me - Cummins is a keeper' - Lee ChildMo Hayder meets Thomas Harris in The Collector by Fiona Cummins - the gripping follow up to Rattle.Jakey escaped with his life and moved to a new town.His rescue was a miracle but his parents know that the Collector is still out there, watching, waiting . . .Clara, the girl he left behind, is clinging to the hope that someone will come and save her.Life has fallen apart for Clara's mother as she starts to lose hope.The Bone Collector has a new apprentice to take over his family's legacy. But he can't forget the boy who got away and the detective who had destroyed his dreamsDetective Etta Fitzroy's life collapsed when the Collector escaped. With Clara still missing, and a new wave of uncannily similar murders beginning, will she be able to find him again?The Collector is back and this time he has nothing to lose . . .

The Collector

Into the Dark is the new dark and gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship. 'Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling.' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal THE PLACE: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea. THE CRIME: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace. THE DETECTIVE: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade. One late autumn morning, Piper’s best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene – the kettle is still warm, all the family’s phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted. In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words: Make Them Stop. What happens next?

Into the Dark

After escaping the clutches of serial killer Brian Howley, Detective Sergeant Etta Fitroy must follow his grisly clues to finally bring him to justice. However, his endgame has a terrifying twist, one that will not only change Brian's fate but the fate of everyone that Etta loves.

Some of Us Are Liars

It’s been a long time since the Hardwicke family left their home in Midtown, Essex, to go on holiday. But thirteen-year-old Galen has wanted to see the wild dolphins in Scotland’s Chanonry Point for as long as she can remember, and her mother Christine – a lone parent since her beloved husband Charlie left - is determined she gets her wish.

When DC Saul Anguish is called to the scene of a shooting at the home of an ex-police officer in Midtown, he quickly discovers that this is the first of a trail of killings by a damaged young couple who call themselves Missy and Fox – hell-bent on infamy, their love story is etched in blood. Instructed to ensure he makes the arrest, Saul follows their trail north.

The Hardwickes' dream trip turns into a nightmare as they stumble across the couple at a remote hotel on a Scottish loch. When Saul and his forensic linguist partner, Blue, arrive on the scene they witness an impossible choice.

Saul must uncover the truth about the couple. But can he then find the strength to lay the ghosts of his past to rest before they break him?

All of us are broken

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‘A rich, intricately-woven novel of childhood crime and adult redemption. I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended’ - Louise Candlish ‘Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate, When I Was Ten is a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong’ – JP Delaney 'Pacey, dark and surprises to the bitter end. Loved it' – Fiona Barton Twenty-one years ago, Dr Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were murdered in what has become the most infamous double murder of the modern age. Ten-year-old Sara Carter – nicknamed the Angel of Death - spent eight years in a children’s secure unit and is living quietly under an assumed name with a family of her own. Now, on the anniversary of the trial, a documentary team has tracked down her older sister Shannon Carter, compelling her to break two decades of silence. Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and journalist Brinley Booth, a childhood friend of the Carter sisters, is tasked with covering the news story. For the first time, the three women are forced to confront what really happened on that blood-soaked night – with devastating consequences for them all. When I Was Ten is a chilling page-turner by Fiona Cummins. Praise for Fiona Cummins: ‘Head and shoulders above most of the competition’ – Val McDermid ‘When writing from the perspective of ordinary people caught up in horrific events, Fiona Cummins is unbeatable’ – Sunday Express ‘Brilliant . . . dark, creepy and twisted’ – C. J. Tudor ‘A crime novel of the very first order’ – David Baldacci ‘An excellent read’ – Martina Cole ‘Creepy as hell’ – Ian Rankin ‘Fiona Cummins has a gift for tapping a rich seam of evil that underpins the surface of the every day. Suberbly sinister’ – Sunday Mirror

"For Sale: Lovely family home, ready for your updates. Friendly neighborhood setting close to park; secluded. If not for the bodies discovered in the woods behind their new home, Garrick and Olivia Lockwood couldn't have afforded to buy number 25 The Avenue. It's the fresh start they and their two children badly need. Soon, these terrible crimes will be solved, they tell themselves, and once Garrick has remodeled, he's confident they'll sell the house for a profit. But the darkest secrets can reside on quiet, ordinary streets like this--behind the doors of well-kept houses and neighbors' friendly faces. Secrets that can destroy a family, or savagely end a life, and will surface just when they're least expected..."--Page 4 of cover.

The Family Next Door

THE PLACE: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea. THE CRIME: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace. THE DETECTIVE: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade. One late autumn morning, Piper's best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene - the kettle is still warm, all the family's phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted. In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden's bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words: Make Them Stop. What happens next?

It's time to go back to the beginning. The sequel to the bestseller, Rattle, The Collector is a gripping, heart-pounding thriller about a psychopath with a sinister obsession, a troubled teenager he trains as his apprentice, the search for missing Clara Foyle and the detective desperate to find her. If you like Mo Hayder you'll love Fiona Cummins. 'Cummins is a keeper' Lee Child 'A crime novel of the very first order' David Baldacci Jakey escaped with his life and moved to an Essex seaside town. His rescue was a miracle but his parents know that the Collector is still out there, watching, waiting . . . Clara, the girl he left behind, dreams of being found. Her mother is falling apart but she will not give up hope. The Collector has found an apprentice to take over his family's legacy. But he can't forget the one that got away and the detective who destroyed his dreams. DS Etta Fitzroy must hunt him down before his obsession destroys them all.

Les Lockwood ne s'attendaient pas à vivre un tel cauchemar en emménagent dans L’Avenue, un petit coin de paradis dans l'Essex. Une nouvelle maison. Un nouveau départ. De nouveaux voisins : le rêve des Lockwood. L’Avenue, un coin de verdure dans une charmante petite station balnéaire de l’Essex, semble être le lieu parfait pour commencer cette nouvelle vie. Le jour de leur emménagement, ils tombent en pleine frénésie médiatique : un tueur en série vient de frapper dans les bois derrière L’Avenue. La police commence son enquête. Et les voisins semblent cacher de lourds secrets. Le rêve des Lockwood va rapidement virer au cauchemar. Ils se mettent à surveiller tout le monde. Mais qui les surveille ? Ce thriller passionnant vous tiendra en haleine jusqu’à la dernière page ! À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURE Fiona Cummins est journaliste. Après Le Collectionneur et l'Ossuaire, Les voisins est son troisième roman.

Traduit de l'anglais par Jean Esch

Les Voisins

A serial killer to chill your bones A psychopath more frightening than Hannibal Lecter. He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one he's just like anyone else. But in the other he is the caretaker of his family's macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt. Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs. What begins is a terrifying cat-and-mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey's father and Etta Fitzroy, a troubled detective investigating a spate of abductions. Set in London's Blackheath, Rattle by Fiona Cummins explores the seam of darkness that runs through us all; the struggle between light and shadow, redemption and revenge. It is a glimpse into the mind of a sinister psychopath. And it's also a story about not giving up hope when it seems that all hope is already lost. BOOK 1 IN THE DS FITZROY SERIES PRAISE FOR RATTLE "Serial killers don't come much scarier than the monstrous creation who haunts this astonishingly assured debut, which transforms London's leafy suburb of Blackheath into a realm of mythic horror . . . as the tension and urgency escalates, Cummins takes you on a macabre but riveting thrill ride" Sunday Mirror "A highly original and creepy tale that rattles along with menace and does not let up until the cracking finale" Daily Express "Creepy and accomplished" Daily Mail "A gem of a scary debut" The Times

Rattle: A DS Fitzroy Novel 1

The author of The Family Next Door delivers a thriller that’s “up there with the best of them . . . an exceptionally creepy psychopathic killer” (The Times, London). On still nights, when the curve of a winter moon is smudged in the flow of the River Quaggy, the dead clamor for him. And sometimes he coaxes the living to join them. To other people, his victims might be mere medical oddities. To him, they are fascinating specimens, worthy of display. Above all, he is a collector, eager for recognition even as he hides in the shadows. Det. Sergeant Etta Fitzroy is the first to recognize the connection between the disappearance of a young girl and a cold case that almost cost her the career she’s sacrificed so much for. A faceless psychopath is walking the streets of London, tantalizing the authorities with clues, taunting them with his ability to spirit his victims out from under their very noses. Better than anyone, Etta Fitzroy understands loss. But this is one contest she will win if it kills her . . . “A thriller that is capable of keeping you up all night—and then haunting your dreams.” —Daily Mail “Harrowing and horrifying.” —Val McDermid, international bestselling author “As heartrending as it is gripping.” —Crime Scene “Left me breathless with fear.” —Michelle Davies, author of the DC Maggie Neville books “Gripping. A total page-turner.” —D. E. Meredith, author of The Devil’s Ribbon

FOR SALE: A lovely family home with good-sized garden and treehouse occupying a plot close to woodland. Perfect for kids, fitness enthusiasts, dog walkers . . . And, it seems, the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer. On a hot July day, Garrick and Olivia Lockwood and their two children move into 25 The Avenue looking for a fresh start. They arrive in the midst of a media frenzy: they’d heard about the local murders in the press, but Garrick was certain the killer would be caught and it would all be over in no time. Besides, they’d got the house at a steal and he was convinced he could flip it for a fortune. The neighbours seemed to be the very picture of community spirit. But everyone has secrets, and the residents in The Avenue are no exception. After six months on the case with no real leads, the most recent murder has turned DC Wildeve Stanton’s life upside down, and now she has her own motive for hunting down the killer – quickly. The Neighbour is a thrilling standalone novel by the author of Rattle, Fiona Cummins.

The Neighbour

Sběratel Fiony Cummins je napínavým pokračováním knihy Chrastění kostí. Jakey přežil a přestěhoval se do nového města. Zachránil se téměř zázrakem, jeho rodiče však vědí, že Sběratel kostí tam venku stále někde je, že ho pozoruje a čeká… Clara - holčička, kterou si nechal – v sobě dál živí naději, že někdo přijde a zachrání ji. Naopak její matce se rozpadl život a začíná svou naději ztrácet. Sběratel kostí našel nového učedníka, jenž má převzít jeho rodinné dědictví. Nemůže však zapomenout na toho chlapce, který mu proklouzl, ani na policejní vyšetřovatelku, rozbila jeho sny na prach. Když Sběratel unikl, seržantce Ettě Fitzroyové se všechno zhroutilo. Clara je stále nezvěstná, navíc se rozjíždí nová vlna podobně záhadných vražd. Dokáže toho muže z temnot najít znovu? Sběratel se vrátil. A tentokrát nemá co ztratit.

Sběratel

Sériový vrah až do morku kostí. Psychopat mnohem děsivější než Hannibal Lecter. Plánoval dobře. Vede dva životy. V jednom je stejný jako kdokoli jiný. Ale v tom druhém je správcem morbidního muzea své rodiny. Nyní nastal čas na rozšíření sbírky. Je připraven nasytit svou posedlost, je na lovu. Jakey Frith a Clara Foyleová mají něco společného. Mají něco, co on potřebuje. Začíná děsivá hra na kočku a myš mezi hrozivým sběratelem, Jakeyho otcem a Ettou Fitzroyovou, detektivní seržantkou, která únos dětí vyšetřuje. Příběh knihy Chrastění kostí Fiony Cummins je zasazen do londýnské čtvrti Blackheath a zkoumá ten šev temnoty, který prochází námi všemi. Zápas mezi světlem a stínem, vykoupením a pomstou.

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