Blood Runs Cold

Dylan Young

‘YES… THIS WAS UP THERE WITH THE BEST!!!! I was hooked from the beginning, full of twists and turns that you will never see coming to keep you on the edge-of-your-seat and up all night reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

The figure bent over the small grave and lowered in the black bag. Adult bones would have been heavier. Just a few spadefuls of earth and the secret was hidden…

On a bright spring morning, walkers find a tattered plastic bag containing human remains half-buried in the rolling hills of Somerset. The bones belong to Rosie Dawson, a little girl who disappeared ten years ago. Detective Anna Gwynne is back at work after a case that nearly cost her her life. The trail is stone cold, but Anna will stop at nothing to find the killer, and escape thoughts of her own dark past.

Then another little girl is abducted near a river bank on the hottest day of the year, and her sister can’t remember anything about the man who took her. Nobody thinks the cases are connected, but then Anna finds a photo of her that matches an old one of Rosie. In the same dark room. The same concrete walls. The same stony floor.

The killer is bragging.

With just two photos and a witness too young to help, can Anna find the killer in time to save a little girl’s life?

A heart-pounding thriller that will get right under your skin. If you love Karin Slaughter, Robert Dugoni and Angela Marsons you’ll love this killer crime thriller.

What readers are saying about Blood Runs Cold:

‘I found myself on the edge-of-my-seat, not wanting it to end… Gripped me from beginning to end.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Completely hooked… a jumbo-pack of plot twists… one hell of a ride… I was unable to function normally until I reached the final page and found out the truth… action-packed, suspenseful and will chill you to the bone.’ It’s All About Books, 5 stars

Bloody brilliant… towards the end I’m like please find the girl, please find the girl… I was on the edge-of-my-seat thinking OMG please find the girl!Bonnie’s Book Talk

‘Truly fantastic… Utterly gripping and compelling edge-of-your-seat stuff that had me glued to the pages.Novel Deelights, 5 stars

‘Spine-tingling… plenty of suspense and tension to keep you interested right till the end and I didn’t work out “whodunnit” until it was revealed! A great crime and police procedural story!’ Stardust Book Reviews

‘A compelling, complex, fast paced plot with interesting characters and lots of twists. Highly recommended.’ Humble Tart Kitchen

COMPLETELY UNPUTDOWNABLE!… just the way I like them.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

I knew as soon as I started reading that I was going to be gripped and the housework would have to waitcompulsive reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘I literally needed matchsticks to hold my eyelids open, Blood Runs Cold snatched every breath I took, intensifying my need to turn the pages and absorb the narrative in huge chunks…. A stylishly dark and an intensely heinous suspenseful thriller which will turn your world upside down.’ Sweet Little Book Blog

‘Boy oh boy this was one fantastic unpredictable rollercoaster ride of a read… I totally and utterly flipping well loved this book.’ Ginger Book Geek, 5 stars

‘Chilling and unnerving… had me guessing up until near the end… a real page turner… you will see why when you read it.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Like a slow burning fire. Starts out small and turns into an inferno. The intensity in this book just kept building and building. I never guessed who the killer was, not one time.’ Goodreads reviewer

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