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Count the Dead

Detective Sheridan Holler, Book 4

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Crack the code. Stop the sequence. Catch the killer.

"A wonderfully pacy crime thriller with a deadly mystery at its heart–I loved it!"—T.M. Logan

"Smart, sharp and gripping. T.M. Payne’s writing never fails to thrill"—A. J. West

When homeless man Bobby Stover insists his friend’s suicide was really murder, DI Sheridan Holler is sceptical—until she uncovers a series of deaths, all of them in Liverpool, all ruled as suicides, that suddenly look like anything but. The killings span years, each one chillingly staged, the truth buried beneath an illusion of despair. This murderer is following a mysterious pattern—and there seems to be no end in sight.

Sheridan and her team find themselves in a race to crack the killer’s code, but when a crucial piece of the puzzle falls into place, they realise the next five victims have already been marked.

They don’t know who. They don’t know where. But they know it won’t stop here. Can they get one step ahead of a calculating killer?

©2025 by T. M. Payne. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Crime Thrillers Murder Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths

Critic reviews

‘T.M. Payne is rightly becoming the rising queen of crime. This DI Holler series is fresh, funny, and deeply clever. It has TV series written all over it and Count the Dead is yet another put-it-down-if-you-dare mark of excellence.’—Graham Bartlett

‘Smart, sharp and gripping. T.M. Payne’s writing never fails to thrill.’—A.J. West

‘A razor-sharp thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists. It hits the ground running and doesn’t let go until the final page.’—John Marrs
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This book was again a great story and grest performance. Both very exciting and heart warming.

just as good as the previous ones

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I really enjoyed this book the 4th in the series by the brilliant T M Payne it has so many twists and turns keeps your attention to the last page .. can't wait for the next book 📖😀

page turner

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This was absolutely worth the wait. It was so nice catching up with Sheridan and Anna and the rest of the characters. An excellent story which kept me guessing. I really hope there are more to come in this series- by far my favourite detective series I have read recently.

Excellent

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I came across this series by chance and thought I’d give it ago, I’m so glad I did I could not stop listening the storyline and narration is brilliant.

So Good

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I've listened to all of this series as audio books and I enjoy the narration, better than a lot of other narrators. I'm looking forward to other books in the series if there are more to come. They are well written and have enough twists to keep you engaged.

Some decent twists

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