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Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner

An absolute belter of a thriller. Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end

A triumph - Linskey is a consistently excellent and versatile writer, and Don't Let Him In is yet another in a long line of his top class thrillers with a fantastic North East setting and a terrific plot

Trevor Wood, CWA Dagger-winning author of The Man on the Street

Tense, chilling &amp; refreshingly original, I devoured it in two wide-eyed gulps.

From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over

Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through

This story will cause nightmares, it is that good

Eriston is a small town. 
 
It's the kind of place where everyone knows your name - and your secrets. 
 
Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of the dark local legend. There have always been deaths in Eriston - more than can easily be explained. People dying in their houses, behind locked doors. 
 
Her father, Sean had always warned her of the dangers. Don't let him in. 
 
When Rebecca returns, she discovers that her father wasn't willing to let the legend lie. He was on the verge of uncovering the town's darkest truth. 
 
He thought he was on the trail of a killer. 
 
Sean knew too much. Now he's dead. 
And Rebecca could be next...

THE SPINE-TINGLING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ALICE TEALE IS MISSING 
 
 'Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. LOGAN 
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 Eriston is a small town. 
 
 It's the kind of place where everyone knows your name - and your secrets. 
 
 Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of the dark local legend. There have always been deaths in Eriston - more than can easily be explained. People dying in their houses, behind locked doors. 
 
 Her father Sean had always warned her of the dangers. Don't let him in. 
 
 When Rebecca returns, she discovers that her father wasn't willing to let the legend lie. He was on the verge of uncovering the town's darkest truth. 
 
 He thought he was on the trail of a killer. 
 Sean knew too much. Now he's dead. 
 
Rebecca could accept her father's death. 
Or she could risk her life by carrying on his work . . . 
________ 
 
 'Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end' Neil Lancaster 
 
 PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY 
 
 'From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over' CL Taylor 
 
 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail 
 
 'Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through' Mel Sherratt

Howard Linskey is the author of a series of crime novels set in the North-East, featuring detective Ian Bradshaw and journalists Tom Carney and Helen Norton. Most recently, he has written standalone thrillers including Alice Teale is Missing and Don't Let Him In. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, Howard now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter.

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Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner

An absolute belter of a thriller. Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end

A triumph - Linskey is a consistently excellent and versatile writer, and Don't Let Him In is yet another in a long line of his top class thrillers with a fantastic North East setting and a terrific plot

Tense, chilling & refreshingly original, I devoured it in two wide-eyed gulps.

Praise for Howard Linskey

From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over

Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through

This story will cause nightmares, it is that good

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