Today is publication day for THE SCARECROW KILLER by Margaret Murphy. This is book 2 in the Detective Cassie Rowan series and is an unputdownable read that kept me guessing all the way through.
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THE SCARECROW KILLER
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Publisher – Joffe Books
Publication Date – 23rd February 2023
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Margaret Murphy
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“Pace, taut plotting and great characterisation.” Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves
AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS.
A body swinging in the trees. A mysterious hit and run. Detective Cassie Rowan tackles the most disturbing case of her career.
Just before dawn on a clear October morning. Detective Cassie Rowan is driving home, exhausted, after a gruelling night shift. Her headlights catch a sudden flash by the side of the road, a streak of bright, metallic blue.
Cassie pulls over and scrambles up the slope, already dialling emergency services. And stops short.
The macabre thing that’s swinging from the trees is not what she expected at all . . .
A week later, there’s a fatal accident on the same stretch of road. Seventeen-year-old Damian Novak is killed in a hit-and-run. No witnesses.
Damian isn’t the first of his friends to have died recently in strange circumstances . . . and he won’t be the last.
Cassie is in a race against time to track down a brutal killer before they strike again.
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE MUST-READ CRIME THRILLERS OF 2023.
If you like Patricia Gibney, Helen H. Durrant, Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott, you’ll love The Scarecrow Killer.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Constable Cassie Rowan is a young policewoman who has been the main carer for her younger brother, Neil, since their parents died. She has to balance this role with her demanding job. She is determined and outspoken, which sometimes brings her into conflict with her colleagues. Forensic scientist Dr Ian Chan is on her side, but her boss Detective Chief Inspector Pat Warman thinks she is uncooperative and needs to work as part of a team.
THE SETTING
The great northern English city of Liverpool is a place of contrasts. The city boasts a stunning Insta-worthy waterfront and architecture of World Heritage pedigree. A few miles inland, the Mersey river is dotted with picturesque villages of sandstone and thatch, nestling on the edges of misty salt marshes abrim with birdsong. Steeped in antiquity, these secret havens can seem aloof from modern cares. But scratch the city’s glossy façade — take a few steps beyond these enclaves of affluence and privilege — and you might stumble upon an edgier landscape of crumbling tower blocks looming over grimy courtyards, where danger lurks in every shadow. Here, decaying social housing huddles around grey rows of tightly shuttered shops — sad remnants of what were once thriving neighbourhood hubs. And where generations have been trapped in a cycle of deprivation and low aspirations, it falls to a courageous few to fight for a better, safer world for their communities.
READERS LOVE THE SCARECROW KILLER:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “So fast-paced with lots of twisty turns. I loved it!” Booklover Bev
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An exciting book from start to finish. Loved it!” Aileen G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I enjoyed it thoroughly . . . So many twists.” Michelle G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Everything I had planned to do today got put on hold as soon as I started this book. Lots of twists!” Sarah K.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An exciting read. I was hooked from the start.” Jenn D.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An intense read and it didn’t let up all the way through.” Alayne E.
ALSO BY MARGARET MURPHY
DETECTIVE CASSIE ROWAN
Book 1: BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN
Book 2: THE SCARECROW KILLER
CLARA PASCAL
Book 1: DARKNESS FALLS
Book 2: WEAVING SHADOWS
DETECTIVE JEFF RICKMAN
Book 1: SEE HER BURN
Book 2: SEE HER DIE
Book 3: DON’T SCREAM
STANDALONE NOVELS
DEAR MUM
HER HUSBAND’S KILLER
THE LOST BOY
DYING EMBERS
THE DARKEST HOURS
Reviewers on the Book Tour
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MARGARET MURPHY
Margaret Murphy writes internationally acclaimed psychological thrillers. She is a past Chair of the Crime Writers Association (CWA), founder of Murder Squad, and a former RLF Writing Fellow and Reading Round Lector. She’s been a country park ranger, biology teacher, dyslexia specialist and Visiting Professor in creative writing. A Short Story Dagger and CWA Red Herring award winner, she has also been shortlisted for the ‘First Blood’ critics award and CWA Dagger in the Library.
BOOKS BY MARGARET MURPHY
CLARA PASCAL SERIES:
- DARKNESS FALLS
- WEAVING SHADOWS
DETECTIVE JEFF RICKMAN SERIES:
- SEE HER BURN
- SEE HER DIE
- DON’T SCREAM
- DETECTIVE JEFF RICKMAN BOOKS 1-3 BOX SET
DETECTIVE CASSIE ROWAN SERIES:
- BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN
STANDALONE NOVELS:
- DEAR MUM
- HER HUSBAND’S KILLER
- THE LOST BOY
- DYING EMBERS
- THE DARKEST HOURS
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