The Murder Ballad

Psychological suspense to match Nicci French and Minette Walters: A gripping follow-up to Jane Hill's Grievous Angel.

Prepare to be sucked in and swept along by this chilling white-water rapid of a thriller

By turns playful and poignant, sexy and sinister, Hill's darkly comedic portrait of a woman scorned packs a captivating surprise

A new voice in psychological suspense fiction

A sensational new addition to the psychological thriller shelves

Grievous Angel author Jane Hill was born and brought up in Portsmouth. She has worked in radio for twenty years, firstly as a journalist and then as head of programming for an award-winning group of local commercial radio stations. She is now a freelance writer and broadcaster and is also pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian. She has a passion for live music and also for travelling, particularly in the USA. Her next book, Can't Let Go, will be published in March 08.

Stumbling headlong into a passionate fling and an impromptu marriage to music star Trey, Maeve's life is about to change beyond recognition. Trey wants to whisk her off to his country house in North Carolina and Maeve follows him without a backward glance. 
 
But when she first lays eyes on her new home -- a dilapidated old cabin in the middle of nowhere -- she begins to feel uneasy. Nothing quite matches up to what she's been led to expect and, below the surface, a dark secret lies buried that has never been resolved. Too late Maeve realizes that she is all alone in a strange country, sharing a life with a man she hardly knows ...

Grievous Angel

'A sensational new addition to the psychological thriller shelves' Daily Record

Jane Hill works as the Director of Programming for a group of award-winning radio stations in the North of England. She is also the author of Grievous Angel and The Murder Ballad and lives in Lincoln.

When Justine Fraser found herself on an exchange programme in America, she had no idea that the quirky Nicky Bennet -- a brief, steamy fling -- would, years later, turn out to be one of Hollywood's biggest heart-throbs. Sexy, moody, outrageous Nicky is to die for, and when he goes missing, his enigmatic suicide note spins the media into a frenzy. 
 
When Justine sees the note in the paper, she immediately knows that it is the one clue to solving the mystery of his sudden disappearance. Slowly piecing together the fragments of Nicky's life, she sets out on a road that can only lead to betrayal, violence and revenge, discovering that the man she is looking for might turn out to be an entirely different person from the one she fell in love with ...

Jane Hill

Like Jane Hill's two previous psychological thrillers, Can't Let Go is riveting and completely impossible to put down. It comes armed with a final twist that will make even the most canny readers gasp. I absolutely loved it

Jane Hill is making a name for herself in psychological suspense fiction ... Can't Let Go combines sustained tension with a clever delineation of a damaged young woman ... It's sit up all night stuff

Hill's is a welcome new voice, confident and sassy, and, most importantly of all, she tells a great story

Who do you turn to when there is no one left to trust? An electrifying thriller for fans of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. 
 
‘Comes armed with a final twist that will make even the most canny readers gasp’ Sophie Hannah 
 
Beth Stephens has built her life on a lie. 
 
For ten years she has kept a horrifying secret. Or so she thinks. 
 
When Beth opens the first mysterious note she is terrified. Someone is stalking her every footstep. And it’s clear they are determined to exact revenge. 
 
All too quickly Beth’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. Danger is closing in, and she must find the stalker before they destroy her completely…

Jane Hill

Praise for Can't Let Go

Like Jane Hill's two previous psychological thrillers, Can't Let Go is riveting and completely impossible to put down. It comes armed with a final twist that will make even the most canny readers gasp ...

A fine read. A writer to watch

You are rewarded with clever twists

Like Jane Hill's two previous psychological thrillers, Can't Let Go is riveting and completely impossible to put down. It comes armed with a final twist that will make even the most canny readers gasp ...

A fine read. A writer to watch

You are rewarded with clever twists

Like Jane Hill's two previous psychological thrillers, Can't Let Go is riveting and completely impossible to put down. It comes armed with a final twist that will make even the most canny readers gasp ...

A fine read. A writer to watch

You are rewarded with clever twists

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