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 BrookmyreWhat 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

The young girl you have found isnt the first experiment Ive carried out. She wont be the last. A tense, unpredictable crime debut that will not only have you gripped, but will chill you to the bone. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Mark Billingham.

An electrifying edge of your seat thriller for fans of Harlan Coben Linwood Barclay and Peter James

One of the best psychological thrillers Ive read in years. Thought provoking, unsettling and compelling - John Marrs, bestselling author of The OneA STRING OF MURDERS. AND THE PERSON WHO LINKS THEM ALL IS . . . YOUR DAUGHTER.Alison Lennon receives the worst news a parent can expect - her son, Ben, has been killed, in what looks at first like a random attack on a dark street in the middle of the night. Only, she knows that he isnt the first victim.Mia Johnstone has just turned eighteen. Ready for the next phase of her life, she should be looking forward to university, studying, partying. Instead, shes thinking about how her boyfriend Ben is the third person close to her to have died.Alison believes that Mia killed her son.Mia needs people to stop calling her a killer.And someone is desperate for the truth to never come out . . .

The young girl you have found isnt the first experiment Ive carried out. She wont be the last. A tense, unpredictable crime debut that will not only have you gripped, but will chill you to the bone. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Mark Billingham. A serial killer is stalking the streets of Liverpool, gruesomely murdering victims as part of a series of infamous, unethical and deadly psychological experiments. When it becomes apparent that each victim has ties to the City of Liverpool University, DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi realise theyre chasing a killer unlike any theyve hunted before one who doesnt just want his victims bodies, but wants their minds too. With a series of psychological twists Dead Gone will keep you guessing until the very end.

" Le Désosseur de Liverpool vous hantera, de nuit comme de jour. " Val McDermidLégende urbaine ou meurtrier de chair et dos ?Tous les enfants de Liverpool connaissent la comptine du Désosseur, monstre qui vivrait dans les bois depuis des decennies, enleverait et tuerait ceux qui sy hasardent meme si lon na jamais pu prouver son existence...Un jour, Louise Henderson et son collegue Shipley sont appeles au chevet dune jeune femme blessee a larme blanche, qui affirme avoir ete agressee par le Desosseur.Les deux policiers attribuent dabord ses allegations au choc subi, mais, peu apres, le corps dun homme est retrouve la ou elle aurait ete attaquee, une clairiere ou lon identifie des traces du tueur. Ne serait-ce donc pas quune legende ?Il apparait bientot que Louise aurait un lien tres personnel avec le Desosseur. Que cache donc son passe, qui la hante depuis si longtemps ?

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 its 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:FantasticMARK BILLINGHAMHigh-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. StunningSTEVE CAVANAGHProperly Stephen King-style creepyIAN RANKINPerfectly terrifyingAMANDA JENNINGSSeriously creepy with a killer twist - Luca Veste goes from strength to strengthMARK EDWARDSCreepy and compelling. The serial killer thriller of the year MASON CROSSUrban legend meets serial killer thriller - terrifyingSTUART NEVILLE

Everything you want in a compelling psychological thriller JOHN MARRSSara seems to have it all - a thriving practice as a trauma counsellor, a comfortable home, a loving husband and two children. Shes the only one who knows that her entire life is built on a lie. Until a new patient confesses to a crime that Sara knows all too well - because its the one Sara committed many years earlier.How can this person know about Saras past? What does this patient have planned? And how can Sara stop her telling anyone? One thing is certain: Sara will go to any lengths to keep her secret and her family safe ...Nerve-shreddingDOUG JOHNSTONEA stunning domestic noir that grips from the first pageED JAMES

Darkly impressive" The Times "A writer to watch" Mark Billingham "Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down" Steve Mosby A fate worse than death DI Murphy and DS Rossi discover the body of known troublemaker Dean Hughes, dumped on the steps of St Marys Church in West Derby, Liverpool. His body is covered with the unmistakable marks of torture. As they hunt for the killer, they discover a worrying pattern. Other teenagers, all young delinquents, have been disappearing without a trace. Who is clearing the streets of Liverpool? Where are the other missing boys being held? And can Murphy and Rossi find them before they meet the same fate as Dean?

Pulse-pounding action and relentless tensiona Scouse Sopranos meets Line of Duty. CHRIS BROOKMYRE ________ Even good people do bad things Once hailed as Liverpools finest detective, Mark Fletcher brought a serial killer to justice and earned the citys admiration. But when hes accused of working with Liverpools most notorious crime family, his legacy is shattered and so is his life. Now disgraced and spiralling, Fletcher wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of the last 24 hours and a dead body beside him. The evidence says he did it. His instincts say otherwise. Hunted by the force he once served, Fletcher must uncover the truth not just to clear his name, but to survive. Because someone wants him silenced, and theyll stop at nothing to finish what they started A gripping thriller where the hunter becomes the hunted perfect for fans of dark twists, morally complex heroes, and relentless suspense. Praise for Luca Veste: A UK thriller writer who gives giants like Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben a run for their money. MARK BILLINGHAM

The plot is twisty, edgy and dynamic enough to keep us hanging on until the chilling denouement DAILY MAILAn 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 THEYRE OUT FOR BLOOD If you dont do what they say, theyll tell everyone what youve been hiding. They will come after you, destroy you, and they arent afraid to kill. ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAMEReaders love Luca Vestes novels . . .One of my favourite novels of 2020READER REVIEW Dark and difficult to put down, a must readREADER REVIEW Reminded me somewhat of Adrian McGintys The ChainREADER REVIEW High-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning STEVE CAVANAGHA 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 terrifyingAMANDA JENNINGS A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better MARK BILLINGHAM An entertainingly nasty piece of workCHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE

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 loversClare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go, on Dead GoneTop read for police-procedural aficionados looking for a fresh beatThe 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

The Bone Keeper will corrupt your days and shatter your nightsVal 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 dont 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 workChristopher BrookmyreWhat if the figure that haunted your nightmares as child, the myth of the man in the woods, was real? Hell slice your flesh. Your bones hell 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. Dont read it at night, but make sure you do read it Jenny BlackhurstTerrifying, gasp-out-loud, totally compelling and twisted... I loved it!"Miranda DickinsonSeriously creepy with a killer twist - Luca Veste goes from strength to strengthMark Edwards Creepy and compelling. The serial killer thriller of the yearMason Cross Urban legend meets serial killer thriller - a terrifying book that walks the line between crime and horror, not unlike Thomas Harriss best work Stuart NevilleThe 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 terrifyingAmanda Jennings One to watch for 2018. A terrific and terrifying serial killer thriller that will keep you up all night youll be gripped by the storyline and too scared to go to sleep Daily Record

WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER . . . EVEN MURDERA fantastic read MARK BILLINGHAMHigh-concept serial killer thriller with twists and heart. Stunning STEVE CAVANAGHA fast-paced mystery about friendships, secrets and fears with a twist in the tail that fooled me completely CHRIS EWANSix 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? Dont miss the brilliant new novel from the author of the highly acclaimed The Bone Keeper.Praise for Luca Vestes novels: Properly Stephen King-style creepy Ian Rankin Perfectly terrifyingAmanda Jennings A dark and brilliant thriller from a writer who just gets better and better Mark Billingham An entertainingly nasty piece of workChristopher Brookmyre

A page-turner Sunday Times Crime ClubRe-energises the shopworn police procedural formatFinancial 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. Hes 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 ReviewWhat 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 BookFurther praise for Luca Veste: This is a twisty, psychological crime debut in a gritty setting: a new favourite for police procedural loversClare Mackintosh, author of I Let You GoA darkly impressive first novel, disturbing and intelligentMarcel Berlins,TimesMurphy and Rossi are a fresh and intriguing detective partnershipChris Ewan, author of Safe HouseGripping and well-paced, this is a superior piece of crime fictionEmlyn Rees A major new talent on the crime sceneEva DolanGripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put downSteve MosbyA fresh, innovative and powerful new voice in crime fictionHoward LinskeyA gripping descent into the darkest corners of the human mindNeil White