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Published on Nov 12, 2026 | 320 Pages
The helpless hold all the secrets.
Two masked assailants burst into a ward in the QE Hospital in Barnstaple. While a nurse is held at gunpoint, a patient is shot three times as he lies helpless after a stroke. The attackers vanish as quickly as they arrived. Witnesses are in deep shock.
DI Jan Talantire is called in to a crime that is immediately baffling. The victim is unknown, found unresponsive in a nightclub, with no ID. As Talantireâs detective team digs for clues, they discovers the hospital is a hive of criminal activity. Feuding staff, financial problems and, at its heart, a deadly secret. Can she solve the case before the shooters have a chance to strike again?
A dark, page-turning crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller. Perfect for fans of Kate Ellis, Sally Rigby and Elly Griffiths.
READER PRAISE FOR THE LYING DEAD
âI was on alert throughoutâ
âThe best so farâ
âAs crimes go, this opener is quite epic. Bold, brave and blooming edge of your seat stuffâ
âWow, a great suspense thriller! A fast-paced story that hooked me from the startâ
Two masked assailants burst into a ward in the QE Hospital in Barnstaple. While a nurse is held at gunpoint, a patient is shot three times as he lies helpless after a stroke. The attackers vanish as quickly as they arrived. Witnesses are in deep shock.
DI Jan Talantire is called in to a crime that is immediately baffling. The victim is unknown, found unresponsive in a nightclub, with no ID. As Talantireâs detective team digs for clues, they discovers the hospital is a hive of criminal activity. Feuding staff, financial problems and, at its heart, a deadly secret. Can she solve the case before the shooters have a chance to strike again?
A dark, page-turning crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller. Perfect for fans of Kate Ellis, Sally Rigby and Elly Griffiths.
READER PRAISE FOR THE LYING DEAD
âI was on alert throughoutâ
âThe best so farâ
âAs crimes go, this opener is quite epic. Bold, brave and blooming edge of your seat stuffâ
âWow, a great suspense thriller! A fast-paced story that hooked me from the startâ
Author
Nick Louth
Nick Louth is a million-copy bestselling thriller author, and an award-winning journalist. After graduating from the London School of Economics, Nick was a foreign correspondent for Reuters, working in New York, Amsterdam, London and Hong Kong. He has written for the Financial Times, Investors Chronicle, Money Observer and MSN. His debut thriller, Bite, was a Kindle No. 1 bestseller and has been translated into six languages. The DCI Craig Gillard series and DI Jan Talantire series are published by Canelo, and in audio by WF Howes. He is married and lives in Lincolnshire.
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