How to stop a killer who believes he’s doing his victims a favour?
Rubble dreams of a life in the army – despite his numerous applications being rejected. Instead, he lives in a caravan and works on a battery farm. Totally oblivious to the outside world, his job is to dispose of sick and injured chickens.
But when a mysterious visitor sees his ability to kill without hesitation, Rubble is lured into a sinister project.
His only chance of realising he’s being used rests with the one person he confides in: a fraudulent fortune-teller who works on a premium rate telephone line. But just how disturbing must Rubble’s revelations become before she is prepared to take action?
Chris Simms: nominated for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year and CWA Daggers!
Praise for Chris Simms’ novels
‘An addictively fast-paced plot which builds towards an edge-of-the-seat finale.’
(The Bookseller)
‘Chris Simms’ ingenious new thriller is a wonderful display of talent from a soon-to-be star of the crime fiction world.’
(January Magazine)
‘A very robust and creepy tale that had me riveted for an evening with dark characters that still reverberate in my head.’
(Deadly Pleasures Magazine. 4.5 stars out of 5; ‘A potential classic.’)
‘An ingeniously plotted psychological thriller…reading Chris Simms is like watching a Danny Boyle film – strong characters in a present day setting, energised with splashes of violence.’
(Ottakar’s)
‘Simms has written a gritty novel that grips from start to finish. I just couldn’t put it down.’ (Horroscope)
‘After many years of reviewing crime fiction, it’s not often my jaded nerves get actually, physically jangled.’
(Morning Star)
About the Author
Chris Simms has worked in airports, nightclubs, post offices and telesales centres. After travelling around the world he settled near Manchester – where he now scribbles away in a cosy garden shed with a dainty little lurcher lying at his feet.
Along with nominations for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year award and Crime Writers’ Association Daggers (for his novels and short stories), Chris was selected by Waterstone’s as one of their ‘25 Authors For The Future’.
Don’t miss out on this nail-biting thriller, selected as a ‘Best British Crime Book of the Year’ by Shots Magazine – get it now!
