The Watcher (Jonathan Stride Book 4)

Evil has eyes that see in the dark...

A thirty-year-old murder haunts a small-town detective. Then a shocking twist gives him one last chance to solve the case... The Watcher is the fourth gripping murder mystery in the Jonathan Stride series by Brian Freeman, author of Thief River Falls,The Nightbird and The Voice Inside.

His most ambitious - and accomplished - work to datePublishers Weekly

Lieutenant Jonathan Stride has never forgotten the case that made him decide to join the police force. Back in the 1970s, Laura - sister of Strides girlfriend - was murdered. The obvious suspect was a vagrant, who slipped through the hands of the police, including Strides detective hero Roy. Now, though, Strides looking at the case in a new light.

Tish Verdure, an old friend of Lauras, has come home: and shes certain that the killer was a local boy, now an attorney with connections at the highest level. Strides soon convinced that there was a deliberate decision to direct the investigation towards a simple solution and away from Tishs suggested perpetrator: but hes also convinced that Tish is hiding a secret about the past.

A secret that could have shattering consequences - including a second murder...

What readers are saying about The Watcher:

One of the best novels Ive ever read. The characters, the plot, the ending, all first class and more than equal to Pattersons highest standard

Theres always another twist coming, and just when youve sussed who did what, you are suddenly compelled to think again

A gripping and absorbing thriller