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CRIME THRILLER FICTION

FAST-PACED CRIME THRILLER FICTION FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SUSAN WILKINS

 

NOW AVAILABLE – A PREQUEL TO THE JO BODEN CASE FILES. NEW UPDATED EDITION

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Thank you for visiting the website of best-selling author Susan Wilkins. Here you can find addictive, fast-paced crime, thriller  fiction, along with reviews, news, events and exclusive content.

After a degree in Law and a stint as a journalist, Susan wrote for television for twenty five years. She created the pioneering BBC detective drama South of the Border, and has over 130 broadcast credits to her name including Casualty and Holby City, Heartbeat, Coronation Street and Eastenders. 

Susan’s debut novel, The Informant, was published in 2014, and since then she has been delighting readers with faced-paced gripping crime thrillers that grab you and don’t let go.

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SUSAN WILKINS BOOKS

 

Compelling psychological crime thriller fiction.

THE DETECTIVE JO BODEN SERIES

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME – A PREQUEL

A  NEW UPDATED EDITION

DC Jo Boden was eleven years old when her older sister, Sarah, was brutally murdered during her first year at University. Her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, was convicted of the killing.

Now, sixteen years later, Wade is being released on licence and documentary film-maker, Briony Rowe, says she can prove his innocence.

Jo grew up believing her sister was perfect, but even she starts to question the evidence which put Wade behind bars. Perhaps Sarah harboured some dark secrets of her own.

SHE’S GONE – Book 1

Marcia Lennox has a life most people would envy: a loving husband, Harry, a beautiful and clever daughter, Phoebe, and a high-flying career.

But in her third week at university, Phoebe disappears. The police suspect the worst and Marcia begins to unravel.

Her perfect existence is just a front, created to escape a dark past. Can she face her demons to save her daughter?

An addictive fast-paced psychological thriller for fans of Rachel Abbott and Lisa Jewell.

HER PERFECT HUSBAND – Book 2

Sophie Latham is a tough businesswoman used to getting what she wants. At thirty-nine, with her biological clock ticking, she wants a baby and marriage to her gorgeous personal trainer, Ollie Harmon.

Ollie has a younger half-sister he’s desperate to protect. Kristin Kelly is a supermodel, the trophy wife of a controlling billionaire, Sir Gerald Sullivan.

When Ged is accused of murder, Sophie finds herself drawn into a web of lies and obsession.

As her fairytale marriage spirals into a waking nightmare, she discovers she’s neither as smart nor as good as she thinks.

A dark psychological thriller full of twists and turns for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell and C L Taylor.

LIE DENY REPEAT – Book 3

 A marriage gone bad…

Cheryl was a struggling single parent with a five-year-old son when she fell for Xan. Now they have two children, and he’s hell-bent on turning her cutting edge research into a business that could make billions. But does he still love her?

 A dangerous affair…

A business deal brings Hannah into Xan’s life. She’s young, driven by ambition, and he can’t resist her. But the lies they tell soon spiral out of control, as a toxic mix of lust, ambition, and greed drags them all into dark waters.

 A deadly outcome…

The police recover a body from the river, and Detective Jo Boden must ask the question: is it an accident or could it be murder?

A twisty, page-turning psychological thriller about greed and ambition with a shocking ending for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell and C L Taylor.

SEE ME FALL – Book 4

A brutal assault…

 Emma wakes up naked and bruised in a strange apartment with no memory of how she got there, and she knows she’s been raped. Fearing her assailant is still there, she flees. Her older sister, Rachel, a senior detective and head of the Major Investigations Team, persuades her to go to the police.

 DS Jo Boden is called in to investigate the crime, and the pressure is on to handle the case with sensitivity.

 An inexplicable murder…

 As the police inquiry unfolds, Rachel suspects Emma is lying. Then the business partner of Rachel’s husband is found murdered, and Emma becomes a suspect.

 A family ripped apart…

 Can the two sisters overcome their mutual distrust and confront a chilling threat that could wreck both their lives?

Compelling fast-paced crime thriller fiction

YOU LEFT ME – Book 5

A grieving mother…

 After Claire lost her daughter to suicide, her world fell apart. Tormented by guilt and her own sense of failure, she’s determined to confront the man she believes drove Ella to it and make him pay.

 A reunion of old friends…

 At a twenty-five-year college reunion, a disparate group of former students, now middle-aged, meet to catch up on each other’s lives. During a summer heatwave, the lies, jealousies and betrayals of the past erupt into anger and recriminations that threaten all their futures.

  A deadly threat…

 For DS Jo Boden of the Major Investigations Team, it’s a job she doesn’t want: being a minder for an obnoxious politician at a college reunion. But with a potential killer hiding in plain sight, she’s in a race against time to prevent a murder.

THE DETECTIVE JO BODEN SERIES

COLLECTION – Books 1-3

The collection brings together three fast-paced crime thrillers. DS Boden is a tough female cop, part of the major investigation team determined to unravel the secrets and lies that lead to murder in the lonely Fenlands around Cambridge.

SHE’S GONE – Book 1

Marcia Lennox has a life most people would envy: a loving husband, Harry, a beautiful and clever daughter, Phoebe, and a high-flying career.

But in her third week at university, Phoebe disappears. The police suspect the worst and Marcia begins to unravel.

Her perfect existence is just a front, created to escape a dark past. Can she face her demons to save her daughter?

HER PERFECT HUSBAND – Book 2

Sophie Latham is a tough businesswoman used to getting what she wants. At thirty-nine, with her biological clock ticking, she wants a baby and marriage to her gorgeous personal trainer, Ollie Harmon.

Ollie has a younger half-sister he’s desperate to protect. Kristin Kelly is a supermodel, the trophy wife of a controlling billionaire, Sir Gerald Sullivan.

When Ged is accused of murder, Sophie finds herself drawn into a web of lies and obsession.

As her fairy-tale marriage spirals into a waking nightmare, she discovers she’s neither as smart nor as good as she thinks.

LIE DENY REPEAT – Book 3

 A marriage gone bad…

Cheryl was a struggling single parent with a five-year-old son when she fell for Xan. Now they have two children, and he’s hell-bent on turning her cutting edge research into a business that could make billions. But does he still love her?

 A dangerous affair…

A business deal brings Hannah into Xan’s life. She’s young, driven by ambition and he can’t resist her. But the lies they tell soon spiral out of control, as a toxic mix of lust, ambition, and greed drags them all into dark waters.

 A deadly outcome…

The police recover a body from the river, and Detective Jo Boden must ask the question: is it an accident or could it be murder?

Fast-paced crime thriller fiction at its best.

A KILLER’S HEART

A gripping speculative thriller with a shocking conspiracy at its heart.

A heart transplant saved Adam Hardy’s life. But as he recovers from surgery, strange visions surface. Adam’s organ donor wasn’t killed in an accident – he was murdered.

For fans of Michael Crichton, David Baldacci and James Patterson.

THE MEGAN THOMAS SERIES

Detective Megan Thomas spent years undercover. It cost her a marriage and her peace of mind, but she got the job done.

She moves to Devon for a fresh start, a quieter pace of life – but the countryside is full of dark secrets too.

Can Megan find justice for others, when she’s no longer sure of herself?

THE KAZ PHELPS SERIES

Set in London and Essex, the Kaz Phelps series tells a story of ruthless criminals, corrupt cops, obsessive love and the villainy that operates on both sides of the law.

As a teenage tearaway, Kaz Phelps took the rap for her little brother Joey. Six years later she’s released on licence, desperate to escape the violence and turmoil of her Essex gangster family.

Reviews

What Readers are Saying

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She’s Gone

Another addictive, compelling read from Susan Wilkins. The tension builds from the first page. 

Debbie Howells

It Should Have Been Me

A first rate thriller, tense and twisty… Susan Wilkins is a writer at the very top of her game.

Elly Griffiths

A Killer’s Heart

 Unpredictable, intricately woven… I couldnt stop reading.

Goodreads Reviewer

Buried Deep

Compulsive and thoroughly captivating… I read it all in a single tense sitting.

Reader’s Retreat

Susan Wilkins for fast-paced crime thriller fiction.

Coastlines

Always fascinated by the sea, Susan walks along the Devon coast every day. You’ll often find watery worlds in her fiction, from sleepy Devon harbours to the murky depths of the Thames.

Good Reads

You’ll find a wide range of books on Susan’s bedside table. If pressed, her favourite comfort read is Daphne du Maurier. However when writing she prefers non-fiction. Connect with her on Goodreads here.

Cooking Up A Storm

If she needs a break from plotting her latest novel, you’ll find Susan experimenting with a new recipe in the kitchen, or enjoying a cup of coffee in the garden. Her mince pies are very popular, often making an appearance outside of Christmas festivities. 

Bright Lights, Big City

Susan moved to London in 1981, living in various parts of South London before moving to Stoke Newington, opposite a newsagent selling the best homemade Turkish Delight. Her favourite parts of the city are the riverside and Greenwich Park.

Tools Of The Trade

Today, Susan dictates the majority of her books using some handy software – less screen time, more thinking time. But her office still has its fair share of notebooks, whiteboards, post it notes and cue cards to keep every plot in shape.

Estuary English

Although Susan’s experience of growing up in Essex was quite different from Kaz, the heroine in her debut novel The Informant, the county lends itself well to fiction, from colourful characters to even more colourful language…

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