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Published: 25th November 2025
Making a Killing (DI Fawley, Book 7)
By (Author) Cara Hunter
Book 7
HarperCollins Publishers
Hemlock Press
25th November 2025
17th July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Classic crime and mystery fiction
Psychological thriller
Thriller: serial killers
823.92
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
240g
*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 KILLINGChilling Dont 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
Chilling Dont miss it!
-- Shari LapenaIntricate and cunningly plotted, Making a Killing confirms Cara Hunter's status as a key figure in the current UK crime scene
-- Mick HerronTrademark Cara Hunter clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining. A masterclass in plotting. A triumph, readers will love it
-- Andrea MaraInimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender
-- Nicci FrenchAnother fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it!
-- Lesley KaraFascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter
-- Simon MasonA brilliantly constructed tale
-- Fiona BartonI 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 its twisty, fast-paced and immersive, with an emotional depth thats all too rare in this genre
-- JP DelaneyA must-read from Britains most original crime-writer. Ingenious, twisting and always captivating, Hunter switches it up a notch and them some. Just bloody brilliant
-- John MarrsThe best Fawley yet! I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong footed at every perfectly executed turn
-- Victoria SelmanCara 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. Its dark and twisty and full of fascinating characters that will keep readers hooked until the last page
-- Olivia KiernanImmensely 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 *Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK alone, and have been translated into 27 languages so far. The fifth book, The Whole Truth, was a Richard and Judy summer pick for 2021. The series is now in script development for TV, and the screen rights to Murder in the Family have been acquired by Neal Street Productions.