This gripping new thriller will have you racing to the finish!

‘Engrossing, enthralling, intriguing… clever structure, and brilliant plotting’ Liz Nugent

'The Crime Writer is an addictive thriller that hooks you from the first page and reveals its secrets with pitch-perfect timing' Sarah Clarke

‘Kept me reading into the early hours – totally captivating’ Orlando Murrin

2019. Leona Walsh, a 34-year-old wife and mother vanishes on a bitterly cold afternoon while out jogging on the edge of Exmoor. It’s a mystery which captures public interest and ignites wild speculation. The police have a prime suspect: Leona’s husband, Matthew, a renowned crime writer. He can plot the perfect crime. But is he capable of committing the perfect murder?

Despite extensive searches, the police find no trace of Leona and her disappearance remains shrouded in mystery. As public interest dwindles, Matthew returns to raising their two daughters, aware the cloud of suspicion is never far away.

2024. Some human bones are discovered in a garden. Could they be Leona’s remains? And if so, is there enough evidence to find out what really happened five years ago?

Journalist Gabriela Conti covered the news story back in 2019. The police may have stopped watching Matthew, but Gabriella hasn’t forgotten him. And she is determined this case will define her career… even if that means getting close to a murderer.

Award-winning author Diane Jeffrey returns with this blistering, dark thriller.