Firewatching
By Russ Thomas

Clever and compulsive'and LOUISE CANDLISHand 'A fantastic read'and JAMES DELARGY'I loved it'and LEE CHILD It's everything you could want from a crime novel'and SARAH WARD'A bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction'and KATE RHODESA WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH_____________________________and One wrong move will ignite the city . . .and A body is found bricked into a wall of the Old Vicarage. From the state of the hands, it's clear the dead man was buried alive.and When the man is connected to an old missing person's case, Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler is called.and After an incident', Tyler needs this case to go well in order to prove himself and get his career back on track. But he soon discovers that he has a connection to the case that hopelessly compromises him. He makes the snap decision not to tell his superiors, certain that he is the only one that can solve the crime. Now Tyler must move carefully to find out the truth, without destroying the case or himself.Meanwhile, someone in the city knows exactly what happened to the body. Someone who is watching Tyler closely. Someone with an unhealthy obsession with fire . . .A taut investigative thriller bursting with character and tension, introducing an enigmatic, fresh lead detective unlike any you have met before. Perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty, Tana French,and Steve Cavanagh and Sharon Bolton.DS Adam Tyler will return inand NIGHTHAWKING, the unmissable new thriller from highly-acclaimed author, Russ Thomas - available to order now.and and PRAISE FORand FIREWATCHINGand Taut, intelligent and fast moving, Thomas tells his story with admirable skill'and DAILY MAILand An intriguing start to a new series, introducing a pleasingly misanthropic new hero with the requisite traumatic past'and OBSERVER A gripping new British gay crime thriller that kept us guessing right up to its incendiary climax . . . We couldn't put it down'and ATTITUDEand 'Totally absorbed me'and CASS GREEN'Intelligent,and pacyand andand compelling'and SARAH WARD'A fantastic read with a plot that left me guessing and a cast of very real and well imagined characters'and JAMES DELARGYand A cracking read with a terrific new detective lead. Red hot debut for 2020'and SARAH HILARY Russ Thomas is a bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction, his talent blazes as fiercely as the flames that rage through his book. Really wonderful, imaginative writing'and KATE RHODES DS Adam Tyler navigates a complex cast of villains and victims in a cold case that suddenly turns very, very hot'and LOUISE CANDLISHand and