All She Burns

“A scorcher of a debut that burns with tension from its opening pages. Red is the beautifully flawed fire investigator slash arsonist who reflects the duality in all of us . . . Twisty and propulsive; a real page-turner!”
—Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“A compelling thriller that had me truly gripped. Red is a memorable, fiery investigator with true main character energy, and the arson details were as mesmerizing as staring into a bonfire.”
—Harriet Tyce, author of Witch Trial

“A fast-paced thriller that grips from the first page. Assured and powerful—a scorching debut for dark autumn nights.”
—Heather Critchlow, author of The Tomorrow Project

“Unique, bold, and shocking. This sharply written and fast-paced thriller will draw you in and not let go till the final page. Red has the cynical worldview that I needed in my life. Sensational.”
—Chris Bridges, author of The Death Bed

“Delivers beautifully with a twisty plot, stylish writing, and a well-drawn cast of believable characters . . . an assured and slick debut.”
—Niki Mackay, author of The Due Date

“At once an enthralling study of obsession, trauma, and guilt, as well as a furiously page-turning manhunt thriller.”
—Chris Brookmyre, author of The Cracked Mirror

“Twisty . . . fascinating and scary in equal measure.”
—James Oswald, author of The Violent Hour

“Tightly plotted with a protagonist who leaps from the page, All She Burns lights up from the first word. Raced through it. Loved it.”
—Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights

“In Dr. Catherine ‘Red’ Jenkins, Charlotte Essex has created an original and unforgettable detective: a best-in-the-business fire sleuth who’s also a compulsive firestarter . . . The novel puts us right inside Red’s conflicted head, and it has the driving pace and dramatic momentum of top-drawer crime fiction—it crackles and snaps with jeopardy from start to finish.”
—Richard T. Kelly, author of The Knives

“Gives so much more than its terrific hook . . . an original, emotional, propulsive read.”
—Jenny Knightsby, author of The Bestseller

“Utterly compulsory, perfectly plotted, intricately researched—this is everything I look for in a crime novel. Charlotte Essex more than delivers on her promise of the hook.”
—Sam Holland, author of The Twenty

“Essex writes with the all-consuming pace of a flash fire—sparky characters, incendiary plot, cinematic scenes. I fell totally under her storytelling spell and got obsessed with this novel. A red hot debut that promises a series to savor.”
—Jo Furniss, author of Killer Twist