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Brilliantly gripping!
Blood Traces is a wonderful, dark, fast-paced, gripping serial killer thriller that I devoured. If ever there was a book to keep you on the edge of your se... READ MORE
Folklore meets thriller.
When a girl goes missing in the Forest of Dean on Midsummer Night it uncovers the cases of other women and girls who have gone missing over the years. Mean... READ MORE
Synopsis
*First published as THE CLEARING in 2023*
A chilling new serial killer thriller from the author of the Sanctus series
‘The ending is genuinely one of the most jaw-dropping ones I’ve read in a long time. Absolutely superb.’ M.W. Craven
‘Unnerved me to my core’ Sam Holland
‘Scared the bloody daylights out of me. The very definition of haunting’ Helen Fields
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Maddie Friar is missing
And she isn’t the first.
Women have been going missing around the forest of Dean for decades. Residents usually dismiss the disappearances as runaways.
Maddie Friar's sister, Adele, is frantically searching but local police are no help.
Only forensic criminologist Laughton Rees might know the truth.
There is something dark lurking in this town. Something deadly.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780007551750
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 36 mm
- Weight: 580g
- Languages: English
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The intersection between folklore and 'real' crime!
A definite page turner! Adele's sister goes missing and Adele just knows she wouldn't just leave her. Laughton Rees' interest is peeked when she notices no... READ MORE
A dark and thoroughly enjoyable read
Although the second book in a series, this book works very well as a standalone. My first book by Simon Toyne, offering everything I look for in a psycholo... READ MORE
Dark and gripping
Heartbreaking, dark, twisty, and gripping. A complex story, disturbing at times, that kept me on the edge and guessing.
It's atmospheric and there's a hin... READ MORE
An atmospheric crime thriller with folk horror elements
My thanks to HarperCollins U.K. for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Clearing’ by Simon Toyne.
Last year I read Toyne’s ‘Dark Objects’ featuring forensic ana... READ MORE
Serial killer thriller
4.5⭐️
NB Previously published as The Clearing
This is the second in the series. I loved Dark Objects so was interested in this book especially as it... READ MORE
So atmospheric
4+
Laughton Rees/DCI Tannahill Khan #2
Cinderfield, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
It’s Midsummer Day and Adele Friar is growing increasingly concer... READ MORE
Excellent.
A girl is missing and she not the first. Laughton Rees a doctor of forensic psychology has to find out why.
She takes herself off to investigate the cases... READ MORE
Love his books!
Thank you to the publishers and Simon for arranging this early review copy. I have been quite the fan of Simon's writing since reading Sanctus many years a... READ MORE
Gripping
A girl goes missing after a mid summer celebration, was it the Cinderman a local legend? Laughton Rees goes to Gloucestershire to find her with the girls s... READ MORE
Haunting thriller
Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for this eCopy to review
Reading Blood Traces by Simon Toyne was an exhilarating journey into the dark and twis... READ MORE
Excellent read.
A twisty, rollercoaster of a thriller with very interesting plotting and characters. I love Dr Rees, forensic investigator, and I could really empathise wi... READ MORE
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