The Girls Beneath (A Tom Mondrian Story)

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Quirky, offbeat, stylish and original. I loved it. Mick Herron

Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger

Tom Mondrian is the last person you want on your case. And the only one who can solve it, in this quirky psychological thriller.
Tom Mondrian is watching his life ebb away directing traffic as a PCSO, until a bullet to the brain changes everything. With a new unusual perspective, including an inability to recognise faces and absolutely no filter between what he thinks and what he says, Toms career is suddenly shifting gear.

Toms new condition gives him an advantage over other police officers, allowing him to notice details that they cant see. Now, with his new insight and unwavering determination, Tom is intent on saving three missing girls, before more start to disappear

PRAISE FOR THE GIRLS BENEATH

Absolutely loved Head Case. Couldnt put it down. Tragic, funny and frightening. Ross Armstrong has written another cracker Chris Whitaker, CWA New Blood Dagger winning author of Tall Oaks

Ross Armstrong has created a brilliant hero in Tom, and this novel is an enjoyable addition to the psychological thriller genre. Five Stars Heat

Like Christopher Nolans Memento, Ross Armstrong delivers a twisty mystery through the perspective of a fractured brain. Original and gripping. Tom Mondrian, and his unique outlook, will stay with me Peter Swanson

Readers love The Girls Beneath:

A real page-turner

An enjoyable read . . . a little out-of-the-box

An interesting twist on the crime genre

An excellent thriller that keeps you guessing until the end

An enjoyable take on a well-worn formula

The Girls Beneath was originally published as Head Case.

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PRAISE FOR THE GIRLS BENEATH

Absolutely loved Head Case. Couldnt put it down. Tragic, funny and frightening. Ross Armstrong has written another cracker Chris Whitaker, CWA New Blood Dagger winning author of Tall Oaks

Ross Armstrong has created a brilliant hero in Tom, and this novel is an enjoyable addition to the psychological thriller genre. Five Stars Heat

Like Christopher Nolans Memento, Ross Armstrong delivers a twisty mystery through the perspective of a fractured brain. Original and gripping. Tom Mondrian, and his unique outlook, will stay with me Peter Swanson

PRAISE FOR ROSS ARMSTRONG:

Absolutely loved Head Case. Couldnt put it down. Tragic, funny and frightening. Ross Armstrong has written another cracker Chris Whitaker, CWA New Blood Dagger winning author of Tall Oaks

Ross Armstrong has created a brilliant hero in Tom, and this novel is an enjoyable addition to the psychological thriller genre. Five Stars Heat

An eerily atmospheric reworking of Hitchcocks Rear Window The Guardian

Addictive and eerie, youll finish the book wanting to chat about it Closer

A twisted homage to Hitchcock set in a recognisably post-Brexit broken Britain. Tense, fast-moving and with an increasingly unreliable narrator, The Watcher has all the hallmarks of a winner' Martyn Waites

Ross Armstrong will feed your appetite for suspense Evening Standard

Unreliable narrator + Rear Window-esque plot = sure-fire hit The Sun

Brilliantly writtenthis psychological thriller is definitely one that will keep you up to the early hours. Five Stars. Heat, Book of the Week

A dark, unsettling page turner Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing

Author Bio

Ross Armstrong is a British stage and screen actor who has performed in the West End of London, on Broadway and in theatres throughout the UK. After gaining a BA in English Literature and Theatre at Warwick University, Ross joined the National Youth Theatre where his contemporaries included Matt Smith and Rafe Spall. The idea for his debut novel The Watcher came to him when he moved into a new apartment block and discovered whilst looking at the moon through binoculars that he could see into his neighbours' homes. Thankfully for them, he put down his binoculars and picked up his pen.