The Blame: One of the best crime thrillers of 2023

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'Searingly topical.' The Telegraph

'Shocking.' Heat

A fresh and topical debut thriller where two detectives on a chilling murder case begin a love affair, only for one of them to become a prime suspect.

Detective Erin Crane is investigating sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson's murder along with detective Tom Radley. They have a close professional bond built on mutual trust and a shared contempt for the head of the anti-corruption team, Walker.

During the investigation, Tom discovers Erins biggest secret, but to her surprise, the revelation brings them closer together, and Tom and Erin embark on a love affair despite all the risks.

Then Erin discovers dashcam footage showing Sophie getting into Toms car barely an hour before she died. Tom becomes the prime suspect and everything Erin thought she could trust begins to crumble...

'This thriller is a read-in-one-gulp triumph.' Claire Frost, Fabulous

'Fun as well as thoughtful, this will be gobbled up by fans of Clara Hunter and the like' Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph

'The tension kept me swiftly turning the pages.' Nina Pottell, Prima

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'This absorbing mystery also takes a look at police conduct'

* Heat *

'The tension kept me swiftly turning the pages.' Nina Pottell, Prima

-- Nina Pottell * Prima *

'Fun as well as thoughtful, this will be gobbled up by fans of Cara Hunter and the like'

-- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *

'This thriller is a read-in-one-gulp triumph'

-- Claire Frost * Fabulous *

Author Bio

Charlotte Langley works as a journalist and a personal finance reporter at the Telegraph and is a fresh, breakout voice in gripping psychological police dramas.