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The 7th Victim
The 7th Victim
Apr 30, 2025 1:20 PM

Author:Mary Burton

The 7th Victim

A DARK AND GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE THAT WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT . . . FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Kept me enthralled from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review

'Will have readers sleeping with the lights on' Publishers Weekly

'A real page turner with twists and turns' 5***** Reader Review

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The one who got away - is the only one he wants.

It's been seven years since the Seattle Strangler terrorised the city.

His victims were all young, pretty, with their lifeless bodies found wrapped in a white dress.

But there was one who miraculously escaped death. . .

Lara Church has only hazy memories of her long-ago attack, and she's since managed to rebuild her life in a new city, Austin.

But then she gets some shattering news: The Strangler is back. And this time, he's in Austin.

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'A twisted tale . . . I couldn't put it down' Lisa Jackson

'Couldn't stop reading this' 5***** Reader Review

'Really enjoyed this book and was unable to put it down' 5***** Reader Review

Reviews

A twisted tale . . . I couldn't put it down

—— Lisa Jackson

Will have readers sleeping with the lights on

—— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Vargas depicts brilliantly a rural community riven with superstition, where class distinctions have existed for centuries

—— The Times

The novel has been compared with In Cold Blood, but the voice is entirely Clarke's own rough, uncompromising and ultimately heartbreaking

—— Kate Saunders , The Times

George Elliott Clarke has mined his family tree for the poignant story of George and Rue. His heart does not waver in its quest for the courage to shed light on a grievous crime. George & Rue is an extraordinary and poignant first novel. We weep with Clarke while rejoicing in his triumph

—— Nikki Giovanni, author of Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea

I haven't read such a captivating, relentlessly suspenseful thriller as The Andalucian Friend in ages

—— Dalarnas Tidningar (Sweden)

Brennan is a winner, and so is Reichs

—— Daily News

A truly impressive writer

—— We Love This Book

An astonishing debut . . . Hobbs is up there with the best . . . a masterpiece

—— Guardian

Smoking-fast . . . the debut of a gifted crime writer who will only get better

—— New York Times

A pulse-pumping heist thriller

—— Rolling Stone

Neville's third outing confirms him as the king of Belfast noir

—— John O'Connell , Guardian

A stir-fry of death and addiction

—— Tom Adair , Scotland on Sunday

Scary, but always humane

—— Joan Smith , The Sunday Times

This guy can write.

—— James Ellroy

Neville has the talent to believably blend the tropes of the crime novel and those of a horror, in the process creating a page-turning thriller akin to a collaboration between John Connolly and Stephen King...

—— The Sunday Independent

A brilliant thriller: unbearably tense, stomach-churningly frightening.

—— The Observer

A no-frills thriller that barrels along at a ferocious pace, pausing only to offer the occasional nod to 1970s paranoid classics such as William Goldman's Marathon Man.

—— Declan Burke , Irish Times

Stuart Neville's third novel effortlessly exceeds the high expectations created by the first two installments... Stuart Neville's latest novel is a thrilling masterpiece. From its gripping and well paced plot to its well defined and intriguing characters, Stolen Souls is a powerful novel, which does not shy away from exploring the new literary landscape for Northern Irish fiction.

—— Kellie Chambers , Ulster Tatler

Belinda Bauer's thrillers are always compelling, always original, always brilliant. I will rush to read anything she writes

—— Mark Billingham

Bold and original, Rubbernecker draws you into unexpected psychological territory with its sophisticated, fast-paced story. A thought-provoking page-turner you won't be able to put down.

—— KOETHI ZAN, author of The Never List
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