Nighthawking: The new must-read thriller from the bestselling author of Firewatching

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'Hard-hitting'SUNDAY TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

'A riveting follow-up to Firewatching'HEAT

'Comparable with the best of Michael Connellys Bosch books and James Lee Burkes Robicheaux novels, and naturally Ian Rankin'AJ FINN

The new must-read novel from the bestselling and highly acclaimed author of FIREWATCHING

Sheffields beautiful Botanical Gardens an oasis of peace in a world filled with sorrow, confusion and pain. And then, one morning, a body is found in the Gardens. A young woman, dead from a stab wound, buried in a quiet corner. Police quickly determine that the bodys been there for months. It would have gone undiscovered for years but someone just sneaked into the Gardens and dug it up.

Who is the victim Who killed her and hid her body Who dug her up Andwho left a macabre marker on the body

In his quest to find her murderer, DS Adam Tyler will find himself drawn into the secretive world of nighthawkers: treasure-hunters who operate under cover of darkness, seeking the lost and valuable . . . and willing to kill to keep what they find.

Praise for RUSS THOMAS and FIREWATCHING

'Ive got a new man in my life. His name is Adam Tyler. Yorkshireman. Enjoys cold drinks and colder cases. Hangs out in exceptional debut novels and exceptionaller sequels.FirewatchingandNighthawkingare comparable with the best of Michael Connellys Bosch books and James Lee Burkes Robicheaux novels, and naturally Ian Rankin; but theres an elegiac quality here that reminds me of Kate Atkinsons Jackson Brodie titles and the Dublin Murder Squad novels by Tana French'AJ FINN

'I loved it!Nighthawking turns Sheffield into a dark and terrifying underworld, and the plot is wonderfully fresh and original'KATE RHODES

'Superb. Every part of Nighthawkingis so well woven together . . . the end dragged me around and spat me out a broken man. Highly recommended'JAMES DELARGY

'In theclever and compulsiveFirewatching, DS Adam Tyler navigates a complex cast of villains and victims in a cold case that suddenly turns very, very hot'LOUISE CANDLISH

'Apitch-perfectblend of the best of the old and the best of the new . . .I loved it'LEE CHILD

Devoured in three days. A cracking read with a terrific new detective lead. Red hot debut for 2020SARAH HILARY

'A fantastic read with a plot that left me guessing and a cast of very real and well imagined characters.'JAMES DELARGY

'A great read. Totally absorbed meCASS GREEN

'Intelligent,pacyandcompelling, it's everything you could want from a crime novel'SARAH WARD,author of the DC Childs mysteries

Author Bio

Russ Thomas was born in Essex, raised in Berkshire and now lives in Sheffield. After a few 'proper' jobs (among them: pot-washer, optician's receptionist, supermarket warehouse operative, call-centre telephonist, and storage salesman) he discovered the joys of bookselling, where he could talk to people about books all day. His highly-acclaimed debut novel,Firewatching, is the first in the DS Adam Tyler series and published in February 2020.Nighthawking, the second book in the series, published in April 2021. To find out more, visit his website or follow him on Twitter. https://russthomasauthor.com T: /@thevoiceofruss