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Down Cemetery Road

The bestselling thrillers that inspired the Apple TV+ show starring Emma Thompson (Zoë Boehm Thrillers 1)

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Down Cemetery Road

By: Mick Herron
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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 *From the creator of SLOW HORSES and now a major TV series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson*

'If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction' Val McDermid, author of Past Lying

'Good characterisation, dialogue and a well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible' Daily Telegraph

It's an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home.

In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing.

With the police more interested in keeping the neighbours from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her.

She enlists the help of Zoë Boehm's investigation agency, but Sarah's and Zoë's search reveals more secrets than answers, taking them from Oxford's cobbled streets to the rugged outer reaches of the British Isles. As Zoë and Sarah draw closer to the truth, they are caught in a web of conspiracy and come up against government forces, cold-blooded mercenaries and vengeful loners.

Down Cemetery Road is Mick Herron's debut novel and the first book in the Zoë Boehm series.©2016 Mick Herron Crime Thrillers Mystery Private Investigators Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths

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Critic reviews

If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction
A not-to-be-missed treat . . . Herron's incisive portraits are as pitch perfect as ever, and even if you've read this series before, it's worth reminding yourself of its excellence
Good characterisation, dialogue and a well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible
A legend in the world of crime fiction
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Good story , well written . As I enjoyed the book and this is the first in a series , I will definitely be reading more.

Fast paced

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Loved it all!! Will defo defo recommend!look forward to reading more from the author!!

The narrator gripped me the whole way!!

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Enjoyed the Slow Horses books much more than this. His main female protagonist is annoying and dubiously motivated. The narrator, though, is quite good but she could not save this.

Herron’s writing developed a lot after this

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A little slow at the start, but it quickly progresses along a strange path. I really enjoyed this book, especially the main character who could be anyone, but clearly does things most people would not.

An unusual story

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a superb and thoroughly engaging read by Zara Ramm of a vivid, well conceived and excellent piece of writing

a brilliantly complex story

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