Sixteen Horses
by Greg Buchanan
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** FEATURED ON BBC TWO’S BETWEEN THE COVERS **
‘Unlike anything else you’ll read this year, Sixteen Horses is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible’ - Val McDermid, author of Still Life
‘Totally gripping from start to finish’ - Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient
‘Original, beautifully written, terrifying and haunting’ - Sophie Hannah, author of Haven’t They Grown
Near the dying English seaside town of Ilmarsh, local police detective Alec Nichols discovers sixteen horses’ heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. After forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen travels to the scene, the investigators soon uncover evidence of a chain of crimes in the community – disappearances, arson and mutilations – all culminating in the reveal of something deadly lurking in the ground itself.
In the dark days that follow, the town slips into panic and paranoia. Everything is not as it seems. Anyone could be a suspect. And as Cooper finds herself unable to leave town, Alec is stalked by an unseen threat. The two investigators race to uncover the truth behind these frightening and insidious mysteries – no matter the cost.
Sixteen Horses is the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary talent, Greg Buchanan. A story of enduring guilt, trauma and punishment, set in a small seaside community the rest of the world has left behind …
Details
Sixteen Horses
by Greg Buchanan
ISBN
9781529027167
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Binding
Hardback
Publication date
April 29, 2021
Dimensions
24.2cm x 16.3cm x 4.7cm