Poppet: Featuring Jack Caffrey, star of BBC's Wolf series. A tense and terrifying thriller from the bestselling author

Paperback Published on: 13/02/2014
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Poppet
Insane Asylum!
Something is running around the corridors in Amberly Secure unit for the mentally ill. Deaths and mutilations have occurred and AJ the shift manager is beg... READ MORE
Nicole @WstonesHemel

Synopsis

Bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder has penned another spine-tingling and stomach-churning thriller that is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages. Creepy, enthralling, twisty and very moving, Poppet is perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter.

'Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers' -- Karin Slaughter
'With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there' -- The Times
'Oozes sinisterness from the first page' -- Entertainment weekly
'Full of twists, turns and lots of tension . . . deliciously dark and creepy.' -- ***** Reader review
'Completely compulsive reading . . . gritty and often shocking.' -- ***** Reader review
'Poppet had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up from the very beginning.' -- ***** Reader review
'Full of twist and turns with a totally unexpected twist at the end!' -- ***** Reader review
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THE MAUDE IS OUTSIDE.

IT WANTS TO COME IN.

IT WANTS TO SIT ON YOUR CHEST.

The patients at Beechway High Secure Unit are terrified. Unexplained power cuts have lead to a series of horrifying incidents. And now fear has spread from the inmates to the staff.

DI Jack Caffery is called to investigate, whilst working the most impossible case of his life.

Will he be able to stare pure evil in the eye, and survive?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780857500762
  • Number of pages: 528
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 358g
  • Languages: English

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Poppet
Jack Caffrey is back...
Ever since the publicaton of Birdman, still in the top 10 list of my favourite crime reads ever, I always await the next Mo Hayder title with bated breath.... READ MORE
Raven88
Poppet
Another great book from Mo Hayder
If you haven't read Mo Hayder's previous novels, especially "Ritual", "Skin" and "Gone", I think it's better to begin with these in order, as there is a co... READ MORE
kendrafortune
Poppet
Nothing is as it seems...............
Fantastic read. Disturbing, haunting, brilliant. Could'nt put the book down. From the first page, the Maude, is waiting for you, if you dare!
Roxxi