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Worse Than Murder by Michael Wood

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Worse Than Murder

DCI Matilda Darke Thriller (Book 13)

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
30 September 2025
Run Time
12 hours 33 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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What to expect

Thirty years of silence. A detective with nothing left to lose. Someone will do anything to keep it that way…

‘Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths

RUNNING FROM HER PAST

Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation.

A COLD CASE

PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared.

A TRUTH THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED BURIED

Matilda finds herself agreeing to try and unearth the truth about the Pemberton twins. With nothing left to lose, Matilda throws herself into the cold case, but someone doesn’t want her digging up the past and will do anything to keep the truth hidden…

Praise for Michael Wood

‘A master of horror and suspense’ ★★★★★

'One of the best books ever, in one of the best series ever! It is THAT good!’ ★★★★★

‘Wow what a book… I adore this series and every book is better and better’ ★★★★★

‘This book sets off at a hundred miles an hour and never lets off… this is my favourite detective series’ ★★★★★

‘Exciting, tense and compelling… shocking and brilliant’ ★★★★★

‘Wow! Wow! Wow! The twists keep on coming to the last page’ ★★★★★

‘I don’t have words! Wow just wow! This blew me away. DCI Matilda Darke and her team are my favourite detectives’ ★★★★★

‘This book had a bit of everything… some crazy twists and turns’ ★★★★★

‘Another cracking, nail-biting read’ ★★★★★

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Details

Author
Michael Wood
Narrator
Stephanie Beattie
Duration
12 hours 33 minutes
Release Date
30 September 2025
ISBN
9780008784195
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Psychological thriller, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction

Synopsis

Thirty years of silence. A detective with nothing left to lose. Someone will do anything to keep it that way… ‘Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths RUNNING FROM HER PAST Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. A COLD CASE PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared. A TRUTH THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED BURIED Matilda finds herself agreeing to try and unearth the truth about the Pemberton twins. With nothing left to lose, Matilda throws herself into the cold case, but someone doesn’t want her digging up the past and will do anything to keep the truth hidden… Praise for Michael Wood ‘A master of horror and suspense’ ★★★★★ 'One of the best books ever, in one of the best series ever! It is THAT good!’ ★★★★★ ‘Wow what a book… I adore this series and every book is better and better’ ★★★★★ ‘This book sets off at a hundred miles an hour and never lets off… this is my favourite detective series’ ★★★★★ ‘Exciting, tense and compelling… shocking and brilliant’ ★★★★★ ‘Wow! Wow! Wow! The twists keep on coming to the last page’ ★★★★★ ‘I don’t have words! Wow just wow! This blew me away. DCI Matilda Darke and her team are my favourite detectives’ ★★★★★ ‘This book had a bit of everything… some crazy twists and turns’ ★★★★★ ‘Another cracking, nail-biting read’ ★★★★★

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