Until Death : An Explosive British Crime Thriller - Alex Smith

Until Death : An Explosive British Crime Thriller - Alex Smith

Alex Smith

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Published 3 December 2026

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  • Pages · 416 pages
  • Publication Date · 03/12/2026
  • Genre · Fiction: special features
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A GRIPPING DCI KETT CRIME THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLER 'Fresh and ferocious' James Patterson Death comes for us all. In the glorious heat of a Norfolk summer, DCI Kett and his team are facing their biggest case yet: organising DS Kate Savage and PC Aaron Duke's wedding. It should be a joyous escape after months of heartbreak. But the celebrations are interrupted by the discovery of a young woman, bloodied and barefoot, who claims she has just escaped from hell. The only thing the girl can tell them about the person who took her? His name: Mr Death. DCI Kett must hunt down a killer as clever as he is ruthless, and as creative as he is sadistic. And what should be a summer of love quickly becomes the season of murder... A dark and gruesome police procedural that will leave you looking over your shoulder. For fans of JD Kirk, M.W. Craven and Ian Rankin. PRAISE FOR ALEX SMITH`Insanely addictively and relentlessly gripping' JD Kirk`This book will keep you awake at night!' J. M. Dalgliesh`Absolutely gripping, I couldn't put it down' Simon McCleave

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