The Killing Choice

Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, one of The Times Best Crime Novels of 2021, The Sunday Times Crime Club Book of the Week and one of the Observers thrillers of the month!''Riveting . . . Shindler''s second novel displays an acute understanding of family dynamics, easily fulfilling the promise of his debut, The Burning Men'' SUNDAY TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHTHE SECOND NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BURNING MEN, FEATURING DI ALEX FINN AND DCI MATTIE PAULSEN5* RATING ON NETGALLEY''Don''t think I''ve loved a Detective as much since Idris Elba''s John Luther''''Will Schindler''s books have all the hallmarks of future classics of this genre''''A sharp police procedural with an interesting plot''''The greatest strengths lies in the terrific police team whose characters are so well fleshed out they feel real''''I loved the storyline, it kept me on edge till the end''''A real contender, which is up there with the best''''Leave your daughter with me, or I will kill you both''It felt like a normal Friday evening before Karl and his daughter Leah were ambushed by a figure in a blank mask. At knife point, Karl is forced to make an impossible choice. Stay and die, or walk away from Leah and take this thug''s word that they both will live. Should Karl trust a villain and leave his daughter with a knife at her throat? Could he ever live with himself if he did? It''s not long before more seemingly unconnected and innocent people across London are offered a deal in exchange for their life. More blood is spilled, more families shattered, and more people are left to suffer with the consequences of their decisions.DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen must hunt for a killer that appears to have no face, no motive and no conscience before more victims are forced to make their choice. This is second in Will Shindler''s Finn and Paulsen series - a British detective series that ranks with Mark Billingham, M.J. Arlidge and Stuart MacBride.***Order the third novel in the Finn and Paulsen series, THE HUNTING GROUND, now!***