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Worse Than Murder (DCI Matilda Darke Thriller, Book 13)

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Worse Than Murder (DCI Matilda Darke Thriller, Book 13)

Contributors:

By (Author) Michael Wood

ISBN:

9780008618803

Series Number:

Book 13

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

One More Chapter

Publication Date:

28th January 2026

UK Publication Date:

9th October 2025

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Psychological thriller
Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

448

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm

Weight:

270g

Description

Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine Elly Griffiths

**Pre-order the next twisty thriller in the most shocking and addictive series youll read all year**

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 cant 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 doesnt 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 dont 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

Author Bio

Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Sheffield. As a journalist he has covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.

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