Dead Inside

By: Noelle Holten

Narrated by: Rachael Beresford

‘Hugely confident … harrowing, visceral … recommended’ Ian Rankin

‘Kept me hooked’ Angela Marsons

‘An excellent read’ Martina Cole

'Gritty, dark and chilling’ Mel Sherratt

A dark and gripping debut crime novel – the first in a stunning new series – from a huge new talent.

The killer is just getting started…

When three wife beaters are themselves found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet.

The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood – who is connected to all three victims – is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered.

And he is Lucy’s husband.

Now the police are running out of time, but can Maggie really believe her friend Lucy is a cold-blooded killer?

©2019 Noelle Holten (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

‘I loved this. A dark and chilling debut’ Robert Bryndza

‘Dark and gritty and kept me hooked until the very end. A Fantastic debut!’ Casey Kelleher

‘A chilling and disturbing look inside the lives of domestic abuse survivors and their abusers. This book is truly eye-opening. You will race through it and never see the end coming. Brilliant!’ Lisa Regan

‘A pacey, tight, immersive thriller full of powerful emotion and authentic procedural detail. Gripping stuff’ Chris Merritt

‘A hard-hitting, impressively authentic crime fiction debut … nuanced, highly readable, page turning, a definite cut above the rest. I urge you to read this book’ Howard Linskey

‘Extremely powerful, incredibly thought provoking and ringing with authenticity, this is an excellent debut’ M. W. Craven, author of the Washington Poe series

‘Noelle has conjured up a real page-turner here. The author's experience with damaged and damaging people really shines through bringing a great deal of grit to the drama. Add in some fascinating characters, relentless pace and a strong story and you have a winner on your hands’ Michael J Malone

Great start by a new author

This debut book deals with a very disturbing subject - domestic abuse and the women who remain in those relationships. Not pleasant. But the plot is decent and, for a first book, I think it’s pretty good.

The narration was okay. Personally, I would have liked a voice with a bit more gravitas but it wasn’t distracting.

I look forward to more in this series.

Amazing start to a new series!!!!

This book touched on a very sensitive and secretive subject that sadly happens in society.
The behavior of those effected by this were very real!
I had ideas on who-dun-it, towards the end of the story, and one of the people I was thinking about, did it, but I was still surprised!
The ending... !!!
I can't wait for #2!