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Innocent Guilt: a breathtaking new crime thriller that will keep you guessing
By (Author) Remi Kone
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
12th August 2025
15th May 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
823.92
Hardback
432
Width 156mm, Height 240mm
'A startling new crime writing talent!' Peter James
Victim or murderer . . . Can she discover the truthOn a misty autumn afternoon, a woman covered in blood clutching a baseball bat walks silently into a London police station. The two officers assigned to her case are DI Leah Hutch and DS Benjamin Randle.But the woman refuses to speak. She is not injured and the blood on the bat is not hers. What has she done Is she the victim or the perpetrator As Leah and Randle start their inquiry, a man is found battered to death in a nearby park. Journalist Odie Reid receives a tip off and is determined to solve the case first, trying to link this death to the woman held in custody.Leah and Odie have history and very quickly their cat and mouse game becomes personal, leading them both to the very darkest corners of their pasts.'Twisty, deep and human . . . I want more from these characters and this author' Lee Child 'Utterly addictive' Jo Spain'A pedal-to-the-metal trip into the scariest places in the human mind' Christopher Brookmyre'Breathtakingly original and completely captivating ...DI Leah Hutch is a new detective to die for' MJ ArlidgeWatch out for Remi Kone - she's a startling new crime writing talent! * Peter James *
A great debut - twisty, deep and human . . . I want more from these characters and this author * Lee Child *
A pedal-to-the-metal trip into the scariest places in the human mind * Christopher Brookmyre *
Breathtakingly original and completely captivating. A stunningly assured debut. DI Leah Hutch is a new detective to die for * MJ Arlidge *
A brilliant introduction to a new detective and world that is utterly addictive. Remi Kone keeps us on the edge of her seats with twists and turns in a beautifully written debut novel * Jo Spain *
British Nigerian Emmy-nominated producer, Remi Kone has worked on a number of well-known television dramas, such as KILLING EVE, SPOOKS and LEWIS. She lives in London, and this is her first novel.