The Keeper

A GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FOR FANS OF KARIN SLAUGHTER, VAL MCDERMID AND PETER MAY 
 
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE 
 
A man is found buried in a secluded wood on the outskirts of London. Naked, beaten and bruised; forensics also show that he hasn't eaten in the 24 hours before his murder. 
 
The hunt is on. 
 
As more bodies are unearthed in the same state, DCI Antonia Hawkins struggles to find a pattern in the seemingly random killings. 
 
But who is the hunter? 
 
Hawkins is starting to believe that the victims have all been captured, kept and hunted down like animals by a special kind of killer playing a twisted game. 
 
And so far, the killer is the one winning . . .

Stunning plot twist which I never saw coming . . . brilliantly done

Crime Fiction Lover on My Bloody Valentine

This is a strong, spell-binding crime novel that shows much promise of dark treasures to come from this author

Alastair Gunn is an experienced magazine journalist. The Advent Killer was his first novel in the series featuring DCI Antonia Hawkins, followed by My Bloody Valentine and The Keeper, which was published in April 2017. 
 
Alastair lives in Hertfordshire with his fiancée, Anna.

Let the games begin. 
 
 A man is found buried in a secluded wood on the outskirts of London. Naked, beaten and bruised; forensics also show that he hasn't eaten in the 24 hours before his murder. 
 
 The hunt is on. 
 
 As more bodies are unearthed in the same state, DCI Antonia Hawkins struggles to find a pattern in the seemingly random killings. 
 
 But who is the hunter? 
 
 Hawkins is starting to believe that the victims have all been captured, kept and hunted down like animals by a special kind of killer playing a twisted game. And so far, the killer is the one winning. . .

DI Antonia Hawkins 2

My Bloody Valentine

From the bestselling author of The Advent Killer 
 
SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT ... 
 
The second thrilling novel in the DCI Antonia Hawkins series by Alastair Gunn 
 
 When the body of a young woman is found brutally slain on Valentine's Day the press reacts with barely disguised glee. For DCI Antonia Hawkins, still recovering from the terrible wounds inflicted by another killer, the pressure of another high profile murder investigation could barely be worse timed. 
 
 But, battling her own physical limitations and under pressure from a new member of the team whose ambition to displace her is barely disguised, Hawkins must discover not just who killed the first victim, but why. Or watch helplessly as others die at the hands of a monster whose been labelled the Valentine Killer... 
 
Praise for My Bloody Valentine: 
 
'Stunning plot twist which I never saw coming . . . brilliantly done' Crime Fiction Lover 
 
Praise for Alastair Gunn: 
 
A truly terrifying debut novel - My Weekly 
 
This is a strong, spell-binding crime novel that shows much promise of dark treasures to come from this author - Crimesquad

Gunn's plots are clever, well thought out and convincing with strategically placed clues throughout...If you like police procedurals with loads of tension and plenty of high octane car chases/war scenes then this is for you

It is easy to imagine the characters as they are all well described and I am keen to read more of this writer's work.

The final section of the book is brilliantly done, with the most gripping car chase I have read in a long time.

Alastair Gunn serves up a suspense filled novel that is definitely a page turner...Definitely a great read with a well construed plot.

Alastair Gunn's page-turning prose and his brilliant lead character are a winning combination...'My Bloody Valentine' is a smart and pacy thriller

When the body of a young woman is found brutally slain on Valentine's Day the press reacts with barely disguised glee. For DCI Antonia Hawkins, still recovering from the terrible wounds inflicted by another killer, the pressure of another high profile murder investigation could hardly be worse timed. 
 
 But, battling her own physical limitations and under pressure from a new team member whose ambition to displace her is barely disguised, Hawkins must discover not just who killed the first victim, but why. Or watch helplessly as others die at the hands of a monster whose been labelled the Valentine Killer...

DI Antonia Hawkins 1

The Advent Killer

The Advent Killer is the electrifying début thriller from British author, Alastair Gunn. 
 
Christmas is coming. One body at a time. 
 
Three weeks before Christmas: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is drowned in her bathtub. 
 
One week later: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is beaten savagely to death, every bone in her body broken. 
 
Another week brings another victim. 
 
As panic spreads across London, DCI Antonia Hawkins, leading her first murder investigation, must stop a cold, careful killer whose twisted motives can only be guessed at, before the next body is found. On Sunday. 
 
When the clock strikes one . . . 
 
A terrifying British début thriller, The Advent Killer introduces DCI Antonia Hawkins, with the second in the series coming from Penguin in 2014. Fans of Chris Carter and Richard Montanari should be paying attention. 
 
Praise for The Advent Killer: 
 
'A truly terrifying debut novel' My Weekly

The Advent Killer is both well written and entertaining and I found myself racing to find out what would happen next, and who the killer was

If Police Procedurals with a strong female main character are your bag, grab a copy of The Advent Killer ... actually... buy a few - they'd make a great Christmas gift for any Crime Fiction lover

Gunn cleverly builds suspense throughout his fantastic debut novel...The Advent Killer was a well written read from this debut novelist, who shows a great promise of things to come.

If you're looking for a gripping, gruesome, fast-paced page-turner that will keep you guessing right up until the killer's identity is revealed...then The Advent Killer is for you. I found myself happily racing through it in a couple of sittings, and I'd defy anyone who picked it up not to want to do the same

This book was brilliant from start to finish and a proper page-turner. I finished this in a couple of days and loved every second of reading

Five stars. A really awesome book...Would highly recommend. Had me at the edge of my seat, great detail to make you feel like you are in the characters shoes. Powerfully written

At first they said it was coincidence. 
 
Number one drowned; number two beaten to death. But when a third woman is murdered at exactly one a.m. on a third consecutive Sunday, DCI Antonia Hawkins finds herself on the hunt for a cold, careful killer whose victims seem to be chosen at random. 
 
As public panic spreads in the weeks before Christmas, Hawkins and her team have to stop a killer whose twisted motives can only be guessed at before another week brings another victim. When the clock strikes one . . .

Three Short Stories

#Youdunnit

One crowdsourced storyline, three finely crafted stories by Penguin authors Nicci French, Tim Weaver and Alastair Gunn. 
 
What crime has been committed? 
Who is the victim? 
And who will solve the case? 
 
Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
 
#Youdunnit 
 
Three very different murders and three unique takes on your travel photographer turned reluctant sleuth, Lucinda Berrington. Deep in the suffocating British countryside, the gangland streets of Cape Town or the glossy world of professional cycling, Twitter followers are meeting an unsavoury demise. 
Maybe next time you log in you'll wonder... 
 
Are you following them, or are they following you? 
 
This ebook is brought to you free of charge by Penguin, in association with Specsavers. 
 
Look out for other titles by all three authors: 
 
Thursday's Children by Nicci French, follows Blue Monday, Tuesday's Gone and Waiting for Wednesday as the fourth in the Frieda Klein series. 
Richard &amp; Judy book club pick Never Coming Back is the fourth David Raker thriller by Tim Weaver, author of Vanished,Chasing the Dead and The Dead Tracks. 
Alastair Gunn's debut crime novel, The Advent Killer, is available from Penguin from November 2013, and introduces DCI Antonia Hawkins.

Nicci French (Author) 
Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in Suffolk. There are twenty bestselling novels by Nicci French, published in thirty-one languages. Blue Monday was the first thrilling story in the Frieda Klein series, which concludes with Day of the Dead. 
 
facebook.com/NicciFrenchOfficialPage 
 
Alastair Gunn (Author) 
Alastair Gunn is an experienced magazine journalist. The Advent Killer was his first novel in the series featuring DCI Antonia Hawkins, followed by My Bloody Valentine and The Keeper, which was published in April 2017. 
 
Alastair lives in Hertfordshire with his fiancée, Anna. 
 
Tim Weaver (Author) 
Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of ten thrillers, including I Am Missing and You Were Gone. Weaver has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. 
 
A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.

Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
#Youdunnit 
Three very different murders and three unique takes on your travel photographer turned reluctant sleuth, Lucinda Berrington. Deep in the suffocating British countryside, the gangland streets of Cape Town or the glossy world of professional cycling, Twitter followers are meeting an unsavoury demise. 
Maybe next time you log in you'll wonder... 
Are you following them, or are they following you?

Alastair Gunn

Nobody remembers the young men entering the abandoned London flat a few weeks ago. Nobody cares if they left. 
 
Until the unbearable smell of decay. 
 
DCI Antonia Hawkins is called in to view the dead men; three, lying neat in a row. There's no damage to the bodies, no obvious cause of death. Is this a suicide pact? Or is that just how it's meant to look? 
 
But Hawkins soon discovers the link between the three men. They had all been fascinated by the supernatural and the occult. And they had recently met in a tiny village just outside London. 
 
A village named Cold Christmas . . .

Alastair Gunn

Praise for Cold Christmas

Stunning plot twist which I never saw coming . . . brilliantly done

A truly terrifying debut novel

This is a strong, spell-binding crime novel that shows much promise of dark treasures to come from this author

Stunning plot twist which I never saw coming . . . brilliantly done

A truly terrifying debut novel

This is a strong, spell-binding crime novel that shows much promise of dark treasures to come from this author

Stunning plot twist which I never saw coming . . . brilliantly done

A truly terrifying debut novel

This is a strong, spell-binding crime novel that shows much promise of dark treasures to come from this author

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