The House in the Woods

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Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime.

It's Christmas Eve and DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a murder at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it's clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome crime.

At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph's volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator.

But Mack isn't the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack's evidence.

Irascible, impatient, and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past - both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren't on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted...

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PRAISE FOR MARK DAWSON:
'Absolutely brilliant' Matt Nixson, Books Editor, Mail on Sunday.
'A literary sensation' Daily Telegraph.
'Mark Dawson has all the skills. A great thriller writer on the top of his game' Sunday Times bestselling crime and mystery author Steve Cavanagh.
'Nerve-shreddingly tense. Utterly addictive' -- bestselling crime author MJ Arlidge

Author Bio

Mark Dawson is the bestselling author of the John Milton, Beatrix Rose and Isabella Rose series, and has sold over 3 million books. He lives in Wiltshire with his family. www.markjdawson.com