The #1 bestseller with over a quarter of a million copies sold

‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT

‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a page-turner, but don’t read it before bed if you’re easily spooked!’ SUN

You think you know who to trust? You think you know the difference between good and evil? You’re wrong …

The body of the head teacher of an exclusive Devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hall.

Hours earlier he’d received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyed. It meant the end.

As Exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles must solve the case and make their city safe again.

But as they’re drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their community.

And once they learn what’s motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him?

If you love The Teacher, don’t miss Katerina Diamond’s new standalone thriller The Heatwave

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Un pacchetto di carta marrone con all’interno un vecchio libro in tedesco. Non è segnato nessun mittente, ma per Jeffrey Stone, preside della prestigiosa Churchill School for Boys, il messaggio è chiaro: È la fine. Al termine delle lezioni, Jeffrey sa cosa deve fare. E, il giorno successivo, viene trovato impiccato al soffitto della palestra.
Il preside è solo il primo. Nel giro di poco tempo, vengono rinvenuti i cadaveri di altri tre personaggi di spicco della città, anch’essi deceduti in circostanze poco chiare. All’inizio sembra non esserci nessun collegamento tra quelle morti, eppure il detective Adrian Miles a poco a poco si convince che c'è qualcosa di oscuro dietro quella scia di sangue, qualcosa che affonda le radici in un passato che le vittime avevano cercato di occultare con ogni mezzo e che adesso si è ritorto loro contro. E, più Miles prosegue nelle indagini, più sarà costretto a scontrarsi con un muro di silenzi, menzogne e tradimenti. Infatti ci sono molte persone in città disposte a tutto pur d'impedire alla verità di venire a galla. Anche a costo di lasciare che il killer consumi la propria vendetta. Perché il segreto che nascondono è una macchia che può essere lavata solo col sangue…

Grazie al ritmo serrato e alla trama brillante e ricca di colpi di scena, Lo studente modello ha riscosso un enorme successo di pubblico e critica, restando per settimane ai vertici delle classifiche inglese.

One summer. One stranger. One killer…

Two bad things happened that summer:
A stranger arrived. And the first girl disappeared.
 
In the wake of the crime that rocked her community, Felicity fled, knowing more than she let on.
 
But sixteen years later, her new life is shattered by the news that a second girl has gone missing in her hometown.
 
Now Felicity must go back, to face the truth about what happened all those years ago.
 
Only she holds the answers – and they’re more shocking than anyone could imagine.
 
The heatwave is back. And so is the killer.

Don’t miss the hottest thriller of the summer – perfect for readers who loved The Holiday.

‘I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages’ Debbie Howells

‘Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it’ Jo Jakeman

‘Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you’ SJI Holliday

‘Gripping’ OK!

‘Gritty, realistic, and worthy of an open mouth when you reach the ending, this is a taut, tense read’ Woman’s Way

‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly

‘A must for crime lovers’ Woman & Home

‘A brilliant who-dunnit story with an incredible twist’ ***** Reader Review

‘I read it in one sitting’ ***** Reader Review

‘Tense, gripping, shocking, and full of fantastic twists and turns’ ***** Reader Review

‘I was hooked straight away … kept me guessing until its shocking ending’ ***** Reader Review

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature’ EVENING STANDARD

‘The Queen of Grip-lit is back… All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT

‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat’ SUN

Can you keep a secret? Your life depends on it…

When Bridget Reid wakes up in a locked room, terrifying memories come flooding back – of blood, pain, and desperate fear. Her captor knows things she’s never told anyone. How can she escape someone who knows all of her secrets?

As DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles search for Bridget, they uncover a horrifying web of abuse, betrayal and murder right under their noses in Exeter.

And as the past comes back to haunt her, Grey must confront her own demons. Because she knows that it can be those closest to us who hurt us the most…

Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and Angela Marsons. If you love The Secret, don’t miss Katerina Diamond’s twisty new thriller The Heatwave – coming June 2020.

‘Stunningly brilliant… Full of more twists and turns than the best ever rollercoaster, with an epic ending’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

TRICK OR TREAT?

When six-year-old Marcus is taken from outside his house on Halloween it shakes his quiet neighbourhood to the core.

Everyone was ready for a night of trick-or-treating. Now the unthinkable has happened.

TRUTH OR LIES?

As Detective Imogen Grey arrives to question Marcus’s parents, they tell her there has been a mistake. Their son is just fine.

But if that’s true, where is Marcus?

INNOCENT OR GUILTY?

Imogen becomes locked in a race against time to find the missing child and uncover the truth. Can she discover what’s happened to Marcus before it’s too late?

Detective Imogen Grey returns in a completely addictive page-turner, perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, TM Logan and Shari Lapena.

Readers are gripped by Trick or Treat:

‘Started and finished in the same day!… I was HOOKED!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant!… A gripping race against time’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fabulous rollercoaster… Five stars seems hardly enough!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I LOVED this book!… I just couldn't put it down… Fast-paced… Keeps you always wanting more… Amazing’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘ALL HAIL THE QUEEN OF CRIME!!… LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!… 5 stars hands down’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So ridiculously good… Absolutely gripping from page one… Didn’t let up until the very end’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I am completely stunned right now… The conclusion is amazing! The last line of the story… I actually gasped when I read it’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant… Fast-paced, thrilling and full of tension and suspense… I loved the twists… I didn’t want the book to end… A cracker of a read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fantastic… One night I’d put the book down to go to sleep but had to pick it up again just to read a little more!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow!… Incredible!… If you love Cara Hunter, Karin Slaughter and TM Logan, then you’ll love this’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The brand new, totally gripping psychological thriller from the ‘Queen of Crime’ Katerina Diamond.

Readers love Katerina Diamond:

‘ALL HAIL THE QUEEN OF CRIME!!… LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!… 5 stars hands down’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A totally immersive and thrilling read!… Wow! This book was incredible!… If you love Cara Hunter, Karin Slaughter and TM Logan, then you’ll love this’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant… Fast-paced, thrilling and full of tension and suspense… I loved the twists… I didn’t want the book to end… A cracker of a read’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Started and finished in the same day!… I was HOOKED!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So ridiculously good. I ended up finishing it in two sittings. Absolutely gripping from page one and it just didn’t let up until the very end’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fast-paced, full of suspense… Katerina diamond has smashed it again’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A total page-turner’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I LOVED this book!… I just couldn't put it down… Fast-paced… Keeps you always wanting more!… Amazing’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Drew me in from the first page and didn't let go until the last… A definite must read’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fantastic… Plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The breathtakingly twisty new thriller – guaranteed to shock and surprise

I’m alive. But I can’t be saved . . .

When a woman’s body is found submerged in icy water, police are shocked to find she is alive. But she won’t disclose her name, or what happened to her – even when a second body is discovered. And then she disappears from her hospital bed.

Detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey follow their only lead to the home of the Corrigans, looking for answers. But the more they dig into the couple’s lives, the less they understand about them.

What’s their connection to the body in the river?

Why have other people they know been hurt, or vanished?

And can they discover the dark truth of their marriage before it’s too late?

Smart, shocking and twisty – perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter.

Readers love Woman in the Water…

‘Left me speechless’ ***** Reader Review

‘So many twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat!’ ***** Reader Review

‘A fantastic author and queen of shocking twists!’ ***** Reader Review

‘One of the year’s best books’ ***** Reader Review

The #1 bestseller will keep you on the edge of your seat with a twisty, gripping crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Angela Marsons.

‘All hail the new Queen of Crime’ Heat

Their darkest secrets won’t stay buried forever…

The butchered body of a professor is found in a private office of Exeter University. It is the first in a spate of horrific murders that shakes the city to its core.

Who would target a seemingly innocent man, and why? DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles turn to his students for answers, but their investigation turns up no leads. Someone must know more than they’re letting on…

As the body count rises, the police have to look into the past to uncover the person responsible before it’s too late.

But are they brave enough to face up to the truth?

IF YOU LOVED TRUTH OR DIE, DON’T MISS KATERINA’S NEXT BOOK, WOMAN IN THE WATER – OUT NOW

‘Had me hooked from the first page’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘The DS Imogen Grey series is one of my all time favourites’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘A perfect read for psychological thriller fans who like things a little on the darker side’ Goodreads Reviewer

From the #1 bestseller and Queen of Thrillers comes a gripping suspense perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Angela Marsons

No one can protect you from your past…

When a young woman is found strangled in her own bedroom, DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles are plunged into an investigation to find a twisted serial killer who likes to date his victims before he kills them.

Determined to stop the horrific deaths, Imogen is forced to act as bait – but will she get caught in her own trap? As the search for the killer ramps up, attention falls on the strange new boy in town. Why does he watch his neighbours through the windows? And could the truth be closer to home than any of them realise?

READERS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF KATERINA DIAMOND’S TWISTY THRILLERS

‘A deliciously dark read, Katerina Diamond keeps her readers guessing throughout as she leads us on a very secretive, VERY twisted journey…everything I was expecting from a well-written, pacy thriller’ LISA HALL, AUTHOR OF BETWEEN YOU AND ME

‘A dark, twisting tale that won’t fail to captivate’ MINT VELVET

‘This fluid tale about a girl being held hostage is relentless and uncompromisingly dark’ HEAT

‘This gem of a crime novel is packed with twists until the last page’ CLOSER

‘Wow, I thought THE TEACHER was fantastic but THE SECRET is on another level. Was gripped all the way through and kept me guessing as the story unfolded’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER

‘An impeccable novel with nail biting chapters… Katerina Diamond deserves the title of Queen of Crime, because I'll be damned if anyone writes novels like she does. 5* doesn't do this book justice’ THE BRUNETTE BOOKSHELF

‘A dark and twisted tale that had me gasping in fear’ HANDWRITTEN GIRL

The #1 bestseller and Queen of Thrillers is back…

‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT

‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a page-turner, but don’t read it before bed if you’re easily spooked!’ SUN

THE TRUTH WON’T STAY LOCKED UP FOREVER

When a burned body is found in a disused signal box, suspicion falls on lonely teenager Gabriel Webb. There’s no doubt he was at the scene of the crime, but does he really deserve what awaits him in prison?

DS Imogen Grey is certain there’s more to the case than meets the eye. But while she struggles to convince those around her of the truth, her partner DS Adrian Miles is distracted by his own demons.

When a brutal double murder is reported, their investigation is stopped in its tracks. Is the body in the box even who they thought it was? The duo realise Gabriel might have been locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. But with enemies watching Gabriel’s every move, they may be too late.

Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Angela Marsons