Luca Veste

'The Bone Keeper will corrupt your days and shatter your nights' Val McDermid ‘A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better. The Bone Keeper is tense, chilling and HUGELY scary’ Mark Billingham ‘Luca Veste proves you don’t need to go to the Bayou or the Everglades to find something terrifying in the deep, dark woods. Sometimes evil is lurking just around the corner. An entertainingly nasty piece of work' Christopher Brookmyre What if the figure that haunted your nightmares as child, the myth of the man in the woods, was real? He'll slice your flesh. Your bones he'll keep. Twenty years ago, four teenagers went exploring in the local woods, trying to find to the supposed home of The Bone Keeper. Only three returned. Now, a woman is found wandering the streets of Liverpool, horrifically injured, claiming to have fled the Bone Keeper. Investigating officer DC Louise Henderson must convince sceptical colleagues that this urban myth might be flesh and blood. But when a body is unearthed in the woodland the woman has fled from, the case takes on a much darker tone. The disappeared have been found. And their killer is watching every move the police make. ‘Candyman meets The Silence of the Lambs’ Eva Dolan ‘Possibly the finest serial killer novel since Red Dragon’ Steve Cavanagh ‘A chillingcrime read. Full of tension and with a sinister undercurrent, it will definitely get under your skin’ Bibliophile bookclub ‘A sinuous and compelling tale of the power of a monstrous past, with a real sense of evil and the insidious influence of urban myth’ Ramsey Campbell 'A chilling twist on a modern day myth this story had me hooked: eerie, terrifying and masterfully suspenseful' Stephanie Marland ‘Absolutely chilling. Don't read it at night, but make sure you do read it’ Jenny Blackhurst 'Terrifying, gasp-out-loud, totally compelling and twisted... I loved it!" Miranda Dickinson 'Seriously creepy with a killer twist - Luca Veste goes from strength to strength' Mark Edwards ‘Creepy and compelling. The serial killer thriller of the year’Mason Cross 'Urban legend meets serial killer thriller - a terrifying book that walks the line between crime and horror, not unlike Thomas Harris's best work' Stuart Neville 'The Bone Keeper is everything you want in a killer thriller. Creepy, addictive and guaranteed to make you think twice before walking into the woods. Perfectly terrifying' Amanda Jennings ‘One to watch for 2018. A terrific and terrifying serial killer thriller that will keep you up all night – you’ll be gripped by the storyline and too scared to go to sleep’ Daily Record

An unputdownable thriller; you'll need to sleep with the lights on

The Bone Keeper

WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER . . . EVEN MURDER 'A fantastic read' MARK BILLINGHAM 'High-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning' STEVE CAVANAGH 'A fast-paced mystery about friendships, secrets and fears with a twist in the tail that fooled me completely' CHRIS EWAN Six friends have been trapped by one dark secret. It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything. In the middle of the night, someone died. The six of us promised each other we would not tell anyone about the body we buried. But now the pact has been broken. And the killing has started again … Who knows what we did? And what price will they make us pay? Don't miss the brilliant new novel from the author of the highly acclaimed The Bone Keeper. Praise for Luca Veste’s novels: ‘Properly Stephen King-style creepy’ Ian Rankin ‘Perfectly terrifying' Amanda Jennings ‘A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better’ Mark Billingham ‘An entertainingly nasty piece of work' Christopher Brookmyre

The Six

In a terrifying trip into the darkest corners of psychology, Detectives Murphy and Rossi rush to catch a serial killer who is stalking a university in Liverpool, ingeniously murdering his victims in a series of deadly experiments. When a student turns up murdered at the City of Liverpool University, Detectives David Murphy and Laura Rossi are charged with finding the culprit. Attached to the deceased body is a letter from her killer, which details a famous unethical psychological experiment; it is that experiment that was used on this victim, resulting in her death. Thinking the letter is just an attempt to throw them off course, Murphy and Rossi initially dismiss it. But then more bodies are found, each with connections to the university—and each with their own letter accompanying the body. Murphy and Rossi quickly realize they’re chasing a killer unlike any they’ve hunted before: One who sees himself as a valuable researcher of human behavior—a killer who doesn’t just want his victims’ bodies, but their minds as well. As they delve into the darkest pockets of psychological research, Murphy and Rossi struggle to understand the motives of the madman, trying to find the killer before his gruesome experiments claim their next victim.

A Novel

Dead Gone

You Never Said Goodbye

Intelligent, terrifying crime fiction for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride. Once inside there's no way out... DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi make a grisly discovery. The body of a teenage boy, dumped in front of a church in Liverpool. His torso covered with the unmistakable marks of torture. And a shocking fact soon comes to light. Seventeen-year-old Dean Hughes was reported missing six months ago, yet no one has been looking for him. A known troublemaker, who cared if he was dead or alive? But soon the police realise Dean isn't the only boy who's gone missing in similar circumstances. Someone has been abducting troubled teens. Someone who thinks they're above the law. Someone with terrifying plans for them...

The Dying Place

Mark Sennen

Michael Russell

Jacqui Rose

Laurence O’Bryan

Finch

Spine-chilling short stories for long summer nights...

The Perfect Murder: Spine-chilling short stories for long summer nights

"Here comes a candle to light you to bed. And here comes a chopper to chop off your head. Chip chop chip chop the last man is dead. Matt Connolly and five of his friends are at a music festival when, in the dead of night, they are awakened by a bloodcurdling scream. That's when the group discover one of their own being assaulted by a man in the darkness. In the resulting fight, the man ends up dead. Nearby, another body is discovered beheaded in the fields, and the group realize they may have murdered a serial killer at large. Banding together, they decide to cover up the murder, never to speak of it again. But a year later, when one of their own is killed, they realize someone may know their secret, and after all this time they're finally ready to take their revenge.."--

The Silence

Named a best thriller of 2022 by PopSugar!? "Local Woman Missing meets The Fugitive...breathes new life into the psychological thriller genre." — C.L. Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of Her Last Holiday "This is a rip-roaring and, at times, a touching thriller from a writer who has been favourably compared to Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay...and rightly so." — Belfast Telegraph The day she died was only the beginning... Sam Cooper is on the verge of a happy life—a true feat after his disastrous childhood. Sam's mother, Laurie, died tragically and his father was torn apart by grief. But now after years of silence, Sam's father makes a shocking confession on his deathbed. Who was Laurie Cooper? What happens when you discover you've been lied to for twenty-five years? Sam is determined to find out, but someone wants to silence the truth forever. Following a trail from London to Connecticut, Sam will have to uncover exactly what his mother did and why—no matter the cost. From the author of The Bone Keeper comes a purely thrilling thriller, a game of cat-and-mouse full of twists and turns, propelling readers through an action-packed, life-or-death mystery to the explosive conclusion.

A brilliant Murphy and Rossi police procedural from Luca Veste, called 'A writer to watch' by Mark Billingham. Social media stars Chloe Morrison and Joe Hooper seem to have it all - until their bodies are found following an anonymous phone call to their high-profile agent. Tied and bound to chairs facing each other, their violent deaths cause a media scrum to descend on Liverpool, with DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi assigned to the case. It quickly becomes clear that the killer believes secrets and lies within relationships should have deadly consequences... 'This is a twisty, psychological crime debut in a gritty setting: a new favourite for police procedural lovers' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go, on Dead Gone 'Top read for police-procedural aficionados looking for a fresh beat' The Times Crime Club ‘An utterly compelling story of murder and celebrity culture in the age of social media obsession’ Eva Dolan ‘Luca Veste is leading the new wave in British crime fiction, using mystery novels to explore social issues, armed with heart, insight, and anger’ Jay Stringer ‘A dark, thrilling ride’ Stav Sherez

A gripping, unpredictable and shocking thriller

Bloodstream

The day she left was only the beginning . . . Sam was eleven when his mother went out and never came back. He waited for her and then he grieved for her, as his family fell apart around him. Sam tried to get on with his life in the intervening years. But it's only as his father lies dying that Sam begins to realise the cracks and inconsistencies in their family history. Who was his mother and why did she need to disappear? Why cover it up? As Sam searches for answers, and the trial leads him from the UK to the US, danger builds around him . . . Taut, thrilling and full of tension, YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE is about a man who discovers his entire life is built on lies. But what price is the truth? Praise for Luca Veste: 'Fantastic' MARK BILLINGHAM 'High-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning' STEVE CAVANAGH 'Properly Stephen King-style creepy' IAN RANKIN 'Perfectly terrifying' AMANDA JENNINGS 'Seriously creepy with a killer twist - Luca Veste goes from strength to strength' MARK EDWARDS 'Creepy and compelling. The serial killer thriller of the year' MASON CROSS 'Urban legend meets serial killer thriller - terrifying' STUART NEVILLE

'A page-turner' - Sunday Times Crime Club Tim Johnson took his baby daughter out for a walk and she never made it home. Johnson claims he was assaulted and the girl was snatched. The police see a different crime, with Johnson their only suspect. A year later, Sam Bryne is on course to be elected as one of the youngest MPs in Westminster. He's tipped for the very top ... until he vanishes. Detectives Murphy and Rossi are tasked with discovering what has happened to the popular politician - and in doing so, they unearth a trail that stretches into the past, and crimes that someone is hell-bent on avenging. 'Luca Veste has talent for exposing the ugliness of the criminal mind...For readers in search of disturbing and dark, you have come to the right place' Crime Review 'What I loved most about this book is how topical it is, how you can see it is inspired by news events and gives you a very fictional account of things we have seen occur over the past few years, boosted to the extremes' Nudge Book Further praise for Luca Veste: 'This is a twisty, psychological crime debut in a gritty setting: a new favourite for police procedural lovers' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go 'A darkly impressive first novel, disturbing and intelligent' Marcel Berlins,Times 'Murphy and Rossi are a fresh and intriguing detective partnership' Chris Ewan, author of Safe House 'Gripping and well-paced, this is a superior piece of crime fiction' Emlyn Rees 'A major new talent on the crime scene' Eva Dolan 'Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down' Steve Mosby 'A fresh, innovative and powerful new voice in crime fiction' Howard Linskey 'A gripping descent into the darkest corners of the human mind' Neil White

Then She Was Gone

An electrifying, edge of your seat thriller

Murphy and Rossi are waiting, for as long as it takes, for a suspect to come home. And in this quiet moment, the conversation turns to past cases they can never forget …

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It Never Leaves You

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The brilliant new police procedural from Luca Veste, featuring series characters Murphy and Rossi - a guaranteed page-turner.

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An edge-of-your-seat thriller that merges the twists of a psychological-mystery with the investigative layers of a procedural . . . THEY KNOW WHAT YOU DID You receive a call, an email, a text – someone knows your secret and they want to ruin you. AND THEY’RE OUT FOR BLOOD If you don’t do what they say, they’ll tell everyone what you’ve been hiding. They will come after you, destroy you, and they aren’t afraid to kill. IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME Why readers love Luca Veste's novels . . . 'High-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning' STEVE CAVANAGH 'A fast-paced mystery about friendships, secrets and fears with a twist in the tail that fooled me completely' CHRIS EWAN ‘Properly Stephen King-style creepy’ IAN RANKIN ‘Perfectly terrifying' AMANDA JENNINGS ‘A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better’ MARK BILLINGHAM ‘An entertainingly nasty piece of work' CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE

The Game

An edge-of-your-seat thriller that merges the twists of a psychological-mystery with the investigative layers of a procedural . . . You receive a call, an email, a text - it's from a person who knows your secret, someone who wants to ruin you. If you don't do what they say, they'll tell everyone what you've been hiding. They will come after you, destroy you, and they aren't afraid to kill. It's time to play The Game. Why readers love Luca Veste's novels . . . 'High-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning' STEVE CAVANAGH 'A fast-paced mystery about friendships, secrets and fears with a twist in the tail that fooled me completely' CHRIS EWAN 'Properly Stephen King-style creepy' IAN RANKIN 'Perfectly terrifying' AMANDA JENNINGS 'A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better' MARK BILLINGHAM 'An entertainingly nasty piece of work' CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE

‘A page-turner’ – Sunday Times Crime Club 'Re-energises the shopworn police procedural format' Financial Times Tim Johnson took his baby daughter out for a walk and she never made it home. Johnson claims he was assaulted and the girl was snatched. The police see a different crime, with Johnson their only suspect. A year later, Sam Bryne is on course to be elected as one of the youngest MPs in Westminster. He's tipped for the very top ... until he vanishes. Detectives Murphy and Rossi are tasked with discovering what has happened to the popular politician - and in doing so, they unearth a trail that stretches into the past, and crimes that someone is hell-bent on avenging. 'Luca Veste has talent for exposing the ugliness of the criminal mind...For readers in search of disturbing and dark, you have come to the right place' Crime Review 'What I loved most about this book is how topical it is, how you can see it is inspired by news events and gives you a very fictional account of things we have seen occur over the past few years, boosted to the extremes' Nudge Book Further praise for Luca Veste: 'This is a twisty, psychological crime debut in a gritty setting: a new favourite for police procedural lovers' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go 'A darkly impressive first novel, disturbing and intelligent' Marcel Berlins,Times 'Murphy and Rossi are a fresh and intriguing detective partnership' Chris Ewan, author of Safe House 'Gripping and well-paced, this is a superior piece of crime fiction' Emlyn Rees 'A major new talent on the crime scene' Eva Dolan 'Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down' Steve Mosby 'A fresh, innovative and powerful new voice in crime fiction' Howard Linskey 'A gripping descent into the darkest corners of the human mind' Neil White

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