Kerry Watts

Call it mother's intuition, but I knew she was dead the moment she was late home. As I listened to her phone ring and ring, that's when I knew for sure. My little girl was gone. Twenty years ago, Sophie Nicoll never came home from school. Days later her body was found in a shallow grave on a remote farm a few miles from her hometown. Two boys from her school were found guilty. The press called the boys evil. Sophie's family wanted them dead. The judge promised they'd never walk free. Two decades later and schoolgirl Shannon Ross has vanished from a small town in the Scottish Highlands. It's Detective Jessie Blake's first big case since she joined Perthshire Police. Having recently arrived from London, Jessie lives in fear of people finding out about her past and her reasons for moving north. When Shannon's body is found in the river on the outskirts of Inverlochty, Jessie discovers she's not the only one with something to hide. As the small community begins to crack under pressure, people begin to point fingers. And soon, the big secrets hidden within the small town are revealed - with devastating consequences. This shocking crime thriller set in the dramatic Scottish Highlands will have you reading well into the night. If you like LJ Ross, Cara Hunter or Robert Bryndza, you will absolutely love this.

Heartlands: A Totally Gripping Crime Thriller with a Jaw-Dropping Twist

Jean Angus pours the last of the lukewarm tea into her chipped cup, shivering as she looks outside into the dark night. Her eyes are drawn to a slow movement not far from her cosy farmhouse. She's not expecting visitors. And as the back door opens with a bang, she doesn't even have time to shout for help. On a dark winter night, the bodies of Malcolm and Jean Angus lie cold and still in a pool of blood in their kitchen. Detective Jessie Blake is called in to find out what happened to the reclusive pair. Searching the couple's property, Jessie learns about a vicious dispute with a nearby landowner, Rachel Ferguson, and when Jessie looks into Rachel further, she doesn't expect what comes up. Rachel isn't the person everyone thinks she is and a previous murder conviction just made her Jessie's prime suspect. The small Perthshire town begins to gossip about the double murder and Jessie's own past comes back to haunt her when her abusive ex-husband begins to interfere in her new life. As the town starts a witch hunt against Rachel, Jessie is under pressure to find out what really happened in the farmhouse that night. Because if it isn't Rachel, then who is the murderer living among them, waiting to kill again? If you like LJ Ross, Val McDermid and Helen H. Durrant, you'll love this addictive new crime thriller from Kerry Watts. Her Secret Past will have you hooked from the start! What readers are saying about Kerry Watts: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG, this book was sooooo good... I couldn't wait to find out what happened and devoured each page like it was the last. I couldn't sleep until I found out what was going on. The ending blew my mind.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What an amazing book. I couldn't put it down. Had my attention from start to finish. Plenty of twists and turns. Just when I thought I had figured it out I was proven wrong.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is the kind of story where you could easily have pulled the sofa I was sitting on from underneath me and I would not have noticed... A great story that made your head spin.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow! I legitimately feel like I have had the stuffing knocked out of me as this book packs a punch. I simply couldn't tear myself away and read it a single afternoon. I was completely engrossed.' Avid Readers Retreat

Her Secret Past: A Completely Gripping and Heart-stopping Crime Thriller

Detective Sergeant Carol Murphy and Constable Donna Dixon have the most important case of their careers to crack: the deaths of two middle-class women who appear to have taken their own lives. The deaths turn out to be staged, and more violent attacks soon take place. On the hunt for the killer, the investigators suspect that he is capable of hiding his inner monster behind a façade of a perfect family. Determined to end the serial killer's reign of terror, Carol and Donna search high and low for clues and leads. How much horror can the murderer unleash before his killing spree comes to an end?

Addicted to Death

Shadow Chaser is no ordinary greyhound. He remains unbeaten after two seasons on the track, until a terrible accident threatens not only his career but his life. Can he overcome the immense odds against him to show the world he still has what it takes to be the best? His family believes in him. Will you?

Chasing Shadows

She lays her baby in his cot - the sound of his quiet breath filling the nursery as she leaves the room. Soon Claire will be fast asleep herself. She won't hear the back door opening or the footsteps on the stairs. When Claire Lucas is woken by her husband asking where their baby son is, she is dazed and confused. When she follows Darren into their child's bedroom, she hears nothing but silence. No baby cries, no cute gurgles. The only thing left in Finlay's cot is his beloved teddy bear. Finlay has gone. Detective Jessie Blake rushes to the family's modern home in the rugged Scottish Highlands. She notices that Darren avoids eye contact, and Claire seems disconnected - unable to account for the last few hours of her afternoon. Jessie knows there's no normal response to losing a child, but something doesn't feel right. Friends rally round the young family, as a search of the narrow lanes and green hills of Moncrieffe begins in earnest. And as helpers battle the wild Scottish weather, Jessie is sure that someone in the search party must know more than they're letting on. Someone must have seen something. As a ghost from her own past comes back to haunt her, Jessie must put aside her own personal tragedy to save baby Finlay. Can she get the people of the small town to talk before it's too late? If you love Cara Hunter, LJ Ross and Robert Bryndza, you'll love this addictive new crime thriller from Kerry Watts. Her Missing Child will have you hooked from the start! What readers are saying about Her Missing Child ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Here is a book to get your teeth into!... This book is vibrant, engaging and interesting... there's lies and affairs, obsession and tested family loyalties... That all makes a really stomping and exciting whodunit... really top-class storytelling... 10/10.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A totally captivating and addictive read. I loved this book!... Had me totally mesmerised from the very first page.' Booked Up Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'WOW, WOW, WOW... I read it in one sitting and it kept me reading late into the night... A gripping read.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was absolutely hooked from page one... I had to rush back to it every time I had to put it down. An ending you won't see coming.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Compelling, addictive, surprising at times and overall a great story very well told.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'WOW. Kerry Watts had me on the edge of my seat... I literally couldn't put it down... A must-read and worthy of 5 stars.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kerry Watts delivers a gripping, emotionally intense, page-turning crime thriller... It's almost impossible to put Her Missing Child down.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping read from start to finish... a great read with lies, secrets, deceits, betrayals and loss. Can't wait for the next in the series.' Goodreads reviewer

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