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Making a Killing by Cara Hunter

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Making a Killing

DI Fawley (Related to this series)

Narrator
various
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
13 February 2025
Run Time
12 hours 17 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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What to expect

*Contains an exclusive Adam Fawley short story* From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past…

You thought she was dead.

She fooled you once.

Will she fool you again?

In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished.

Her mother was convicted of her murder. But her body was never found.

Now, evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds.

What really happened to Daisy Mason?

PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING

‘Chilling … Don’t miss it!’ – Shari Lapena

‘Intricate and cunningly plotted’ – Mick Herron

‘Clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining’ – Andrea Mara

‘Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender’ – Nicci French

‘Fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying’ – Lesley Kara

‘Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter’ – Simon Mason

‘A brilliantly constructed tale’ – Fiona Barton

‘Twisty, fast-paced and immersive’ – JP Delaney

‘Ingenious, twisting and always captivating’ – John Marrs

‘I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong-footed at every perfectly executed turn’ – Victoria Selman

'Such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative' –Financial Times

Critics Review

  • Chilling … Don’t miss it!

    Shari Lapena

  • Intricate and cunningly plotted, Making a Killing confirms Cara Hunter's status as a key figure in the current UK crime scene

    Mick Herron

  • Trademark Cara Hunter – clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining. A masterclass in plotting. A triumph, readers will love it

    Andrea Mara

  • Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender

    Nicci French

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  • Another fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it!

    Lesley Kara

  • Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter

    Simon Mason

  • A brilliantly constructed tale

    Fiona Barton

  • I wait for the annual Fawley like a small child waiting for Christmas. MAKING A KILLING shows that Cara Hunter is once again at the top of her game – it’s twisty, fast-paced and immersive, with an emotional depth that’s all too rare in this genre

    JP Delaney

  • A must-read from Britain’s most original crime-writer. Ingenious, twisting and always captivating, Hunter switches it up a notch and them some. Just bloody brilliant

    John Marrs

  • The best Fawley yet! I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong footed at every perfectly executed turn

    Victoria Selman

  • Cara Hunter strikes all the right suspense notes with the latest in the Adam Fawley series. Making a Killing grips from the first headline in this immersive crime thriller. It’s dark and twisty and full of fascinating characters that will keep readers hooked until the last page

    Olivia Kiernan

  • Immensely readable … a mesmerising crime narrative

    Financial Times

  • An ever-changing picture of an utterly devious killer

    The Times

  • Sensational … This riveting story reveals Daisy as far more sinister than anyone expects

    Daily Mail

  • As page-turningly suspenseful as ever … nail biting

    Ox In a Box

  • Full of so many twists and turns that whiplash is a likely outcome. One of the cleverest thrillers I've ever read.

    Sun

  • Few books demand to be read in two or three sessions, but [this] is such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative

    Financial Times

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Details

Author
Cara Hunter
Narrator
various
Duration
12 hours 17 minutes
Release Date
13 February 2025
ISBN
9780008545802
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Psychological thriller

Synopsis

*Contains an exclusive Adam Fawley short story* From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past… You thought she was dead. She fooled you once. Will she fool you again? In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished. Her mother was convicted of her murder. But her body was never found. Now, evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds. What really happened to Daisy Mason? PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING ‘Chilling … Don’t miss it!’ – Shari Lapena ‘Intricate and cunningly plotted’ – Mick Herron ‘Clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining’ – Andrea Mara ‘Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender’ – Nicci French ‘Fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying’ – Lesley Kara ‘Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter’ – Simon Mason ‘A brilliantly constructed tale’ – Fiona Barton ‘Twisty, fast-paced and immersive’ – JP Delaney ‘Ingenious, twisting and always captivating’ – John Marrs ‘I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong-footed at every perfectly executed turn’ – Victoria Selman 'Such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative' –Financial Times

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