Perfetto per gli amanti di Angela Marsons e Robert Bryndza
Il primo sconvolgente caso dell’ispettore Luc Callanach
Tra le remote montagne delle Highlands, il corpo di Elaine Buxton sta bruciando. Tutto quello che rimarrà per identificare la donna, un brillante avvocato scozzese, sono i suoi denti e un frammento di vestiario. Intanto, nella stanza nascosta sul retro di una casa di Edimburgo, la vera Elaine Buxton urla nel buio. L’ispettore Luc Callanach ha appena messo piede nel suo nuovo ufficio e subito il caso di una donna scomparsa si trasforma in un’indagine per omicidio. Dopo aver lasciato una promettente carriera all’Interpol, Callanach è impaziente di mettersi alla prova con la sua nuova squadra. Ma l’indagine che lo aspetta è molto diversa da qualunque sfida abbia mai affrontato prima d’ora, perché l’assassino ha coperto le sue tracce con cura meticolosa. Quando un’altra donna di successo viene rapita, è chiaro che si tratta di una disperata corsa contro il tempo per impedire al gioco perverso di una mente criminale di mietere altre vittime.
Una serie da mezzo milione di copie
Tradotta in 10 Paesi
«Un esordio straordinario. La trama è avvincente, speriamo di poter leggere ancora le indagini dell’ispettore Callanach.»
The Herald
«Con i suoi incredibili colpi di scena in ogni capitolo, Resti perfetti terrà agganciati i lettori dall’inizio alla fine. Da leggere.»
Closer
«Senza dubbio uno dei migliori thriller polizieschi in circolazione.»
Woman’s Way Magazine
«Questo libro ha proprio fatto centro.»
Scotland Correspondent

ha lavorato per anni come sceneggiatrice e la sua passione è guardare serie TV investigative. Ha pubblicato numerosi libri di successo, molti dei quali per bambini e adolescenti, ma la sua vera passione sono i thriller.

Dall'autrice del bestseller Resti perfetti
Un grande thriller
Una lunga scia di sangue svelerà il più terribile dei segreti
Una scia di sangue serpeggia tra le strade di Edimburgo.
Nel bel mezzo di un festival rock, un volontario è stato accoltellato allo stomaco ed è morto dopo pochi minuti. Nella confusione, nessuno ha visto l’assassino, nessuno è stato in grado di tracciare un identikit. La settimana seguente il corpo di una maestra elementare è stato ritrovato in un cassonetto: la donna era stata strangolata con la sua sciarpa di lana. La polizia brancola nel buio. I detective Ava Turner e Luc Callanach non hanno indizi per collegare i crimini, né prove sufficienti a formulare le prime ipotesi, fino al momento in cui sui muri della città appaiono graffiti che fanno esplicito riferimento alle vittime degli omicidi. È il gesto sbruffone di un mitomane o è la firma del killer? Quando scoprono che i murales sono stati preparati prima degli omicidi e non dopo, per Ava e Luc ha inizio una corsa contro il tempo che si rivelerà molto più pericolosa di quanto avrebbero potuto immaginare. Perché l’assassino è pronto a colpire ancora…
Una serie da mezzo milione di copie
Tradotta in 10 Paesi
«Un thriller pieno di colpi di scena. La storia cattura man mano che la trama si infittisce.»
Woman’s Way
«Helen Fields ha un vero talento nel creare atmosfere cupe e vivide nella fantasia del lettore. I colpi di scena sono efficaci e i personaggi magistralmente costruiti. L’esordio con Resti perfetti è stato straordinario, ma La vittima sbagliata potrebbe addirittura superarlo.» 
Scotland Correspondent
«Uno dei thriller psicologici più inquietanti che abbia mai letto.»
Paul Finch

Ha studiato legge all’Università di East Anglia e alla Inns of Court School of Law di Londra. Dopo aver lavorato per anni in tribunale, specializzandosi in Diritto penale e di famiglia, ha deciso di fondare insieme al marito una casa di produzione cinematografica, nella quale lavora anche come sceneggiatrice. Vive a Los Angeles con la famiglia. La Newton Compton ha pubblicato il suo romanzo d’esordio, Resti perfetti, e La vittima sbagliata.

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

A gripping, exciting read to absorb you from start to finish!

He had never heard himself scream before. It was terrifying.

Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim.

Drugged and kidnapped, the realisation soon dawns that he’s been locked inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. But what Bart doesn’t yet know is that he’s now heading for France where his unspeakable fate is already sealed…

DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are working on separate cases that soon collide as it becomes clear that the men and women being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked into Scotland.

With so many lives at stake, they face an impossible task – but there’s no option of failure when Bart and so many others will soon be dead…

Get ready for a rollercoaster ride like no other, with the next gripping thriller from the number one bestselling crime author, Helen Fields. The perfect read for fans of M. J. Arlidge and Karin Slaughter.

What readers are saying about Perfect Kill:

"I never thought this author could get better. OMG I was so wrong!!!!! Chilling, dark very dark and utterly gripping. This is a MUST READ, finished this book in a day, it was so good. This read had me glued to my seat and tapping my kindle faster and faster."

"I enjoyed this book so much, I finished within 24 hours." reviewer

"Another absolute belter of a book… 110% recommend this series."

"Wow!! This one has to be the best so far!"

"This book starts out with a bang and it just keeps getting better and better. It's a roller coaster of a ride so buckle up!"

"A gritty hard-hitting thriller."

"A series that gets better and better."

"Wow, this was a brilliant read from start to finish and was a roller coaster of a ride! It was unputdownable and I loved every minute of it!"

"Perfect Kill is thoroughly captivating, thrilling, chilling and a perfectly addictive read."

A TIMES CRIME CLUB ⭐STAR PICK⭐ and AMAZON and KINDLE BESTSELLER!

‘Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down for the life of me.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘A stunner! Without a doubt, one of the best crime novels of the year!’ – No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver

In search of a new life, seventeen-year-old Adriana Clark’s family moves to the ancient, ocean-battered Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland. Then she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police, her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque.

Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana’s body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her head, she knows she’s dealing with something she’s never encountered before.

The deeper she digs into the island’s secrets, the closer danger creeps – and the more urgent her quest to find the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to die?

Beautifully haunting with twists and turns you’ll never see coming, The Last Girl to Die is your next obsession waiting to happen. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and L.J. Ross.

‘Oh my goodness, I absolutely and totally loved this book. Outstanding and compelling, it gave me whiplash from all the twists and turns.’ – million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons

‘An adroit and highly atmospheric mystery.’ – Times Crime Club

‘Fields has a knack of keeping you gripped for hours.’ – The Sun

‘Gloriously dark and twisty.’ – Fabulous

Readers absolutely LOVE The Last Girl to Die!

‘Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down for the life of me.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What rollercoaster ride this was. I love it when a book shocks me the way this did.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Breathtaking. Twists and turns galore. I couldn’t put it down, I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A tense, twisty, phenomenal read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Haunting. Breathtaking shocks, unforeseen twists, and an emotionally shattering conclusion.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Twisty, unpredictable and kept me guessing the whole time.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Breathtakingly brilliant… The ending left me stunned.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

‘One of the best crime fiction series out there… Helen Fields always delivers gripping, compelling, thrilling and tense stories full of intriguing characters.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Your darkest moment is your most vulnerable…

Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until a suicide prevention counsellor stops him. A week later, Stephen is dead. Found at the bottom of a cliff, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are drafted in to investigate whether he jumped or whether he was pushed…

As they dig deeper, more would-be suicides roll in: a woman found dead in a bath; a man violently electrocuted. But these are carefully curated deaths – nothing like the impulsive suicide attempts they’ve been made out to be.

Little do Callanach and Turner know how close their perpetrator is as, across Edinburgh, a violent and psychopathic killer gains more confidence with every life he takes…

An unstoppable crime thriller from the #1 bestseller. The perfect read for fans of Karin Slaughter and M. J. Arlidge.

What others are saying about Perfect Crime:

‘This is one of the best crime fiction series out there… Helen Fields always delivers gripping, compelling, thrilling and tense stories full of intriguing characters.’ Reader review

‘Addictive, absorbing and absolutely page turning, the fifth book in the DI Callanach crime thriller series lives up to its name… I haven't read any of the previous books in this series, but that didn't matter, it reads perfectly as a standalone.’ Reader review

‘Perfect Crime is exciting and shocking in equal measures. Old foes return, new psychopaths are introduced, and there's a bit of personal stuff going on too. This is easily one of the best police procedural/crime series around.’ Reader review

‘This series of books are just fantastic. They are dark, creepy, addictive and I can't recommend them highly enough.’ Reader review

‘Highly recommended’ James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series

‘Deliciously dark and gritty’ Caroline Mitchell, author of the DI Amy Winter Thriller series

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

‘Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.’ Chris Brookmyre

When silence falls, who will hear their cries?

The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim’s skin.

DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found nestled beside an abandoned baby.

After another young woman is found butchered, Luc and Ava realise the babydoll killer is playing a horrifying game. And it’s only a matter of time before he strikes again. Can they stop another victim from being silenced forever – or is it already too late?

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

‘Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.’ Chris Brookmyre

‘Without doubt, this is one of the best detective series I have read.’ Woman’s Way Magazine

There’s no easy way to die…

Unknown to DI Luc Callanach and the newly promoted DCI Ava Turner, a serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible – engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it’s too late.

But how do you catch a killer who hides in the shadows? A killer whose pleasure comes from watching pain from afar? Faced with their most difficult case yet, Callanach and Turner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task…

‘A very sinister premise and an intriguing killer’s voice. Highly recommended.’ James Oswald

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

THE TOP FIVE KINDLE BESTSELLER

‘Must read!’ Closer

‘I love, love, LOVE Perfect Remains!’ Reader review

‘A superb debut!’ Reader review

On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing.

In the concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness…

Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office when Elaine’s missing persons case is escalated to a murder investigation. Having left behind a promising career at Interpol, he’s eager to prove himself to his new team. But Edinburgh, he discovers, is a long way from Lyon, and Elaine’s killer has covered his tracks with meticulous care.

It’s not long before another successful woman is abducted from her doorstep, and Callanach finds himself in a race against the clock. Or so he believes … The real fate of the women will prove more twisted than he could have ever imagined.

Fans of Angela Marson, Mark Billingham and M. J. Aldridge will be gripped by this chilling journey into the mind of a troubled killer.

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

Your new addiction starts here: get hooked on the #1 bestselling series. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and M.J. Arlidge.

Welcome to Edinburgh. Murder capital of Europe.

In the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker.

The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in an Edinburgh alley, strangled with her own woollen scarf.

D.I. Ava Turner and D.I. Luc Callanach have no leads and no motive – until around the city, graffitied on buildings, words appear describing each victim.

It’s only when they realise the words are being written before rather than after the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim…and the more innocent the better.

Don’t miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 – available to pre-order now!

‘Omg! Wow! What a great book! Suspense, intrigue, action and a great who-done-it with a crazy twist!! I did not see that coming! What a story!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

One for sorrow, two for joy
Edinburgh is gripped by the greatest terror it has ever known: a lone bomber is targeting victims across the city, and no one is safe.

Three for a girl, four for a boy
In their jobs, DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach deal with death every day. But when it becomes clear that every bomb is a trap designed to kill them too, the possibility of facing it themselves starts to feel all too real.

Five for silver, six for gold
With the body count rising daily and the bomber’s methods becoming ever more horrifying, Ava and Luc must race to find out who is behind the attacks – or pay the ultimate price…

Seven for a secret never to be told…

With twists and turns you’ll never see coming, prepare to be gripped by this devastatingly good thriller. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and MJ Arlidge.

Readers are OBSESSED with One For Sorrow!

‘Oh my goodness, what an absolute cracker. It has everything you want: the plot, the twists, the suspense, the characters, the setting….and that totally amazing ending which dealt me a punch to my abdomen.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Please just read this. I could not put it down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘If only there were more than 5 stars. I could not turn the pages fast enough.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely bloody brilliant! A must-read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I absolutely loved this book. It can be read on its own, but do yourself a favour and read the entire series.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely BRILLIANT! Had me gripped from the very first page and I couldn't put the book down. I am DESPERATE for the next instalment!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow, this hits you in the feels from page one! If I could give it more than five stars, I would!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A masterclass in thriller writing.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A wild ride! It sucked me in immediately. My stomach was in knots, and I was up way too late because I could not stop reading. Unputdownable!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Girl. Mother. Assassin.

How dangerous is a woman with nothing left to lose?

The year is 1905. London is a playground for the rich and a death trap for the poor. When Sofia Logan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her penniless with two young children, she knows she will do anything to keep them from the workhouse. But can she bring herself to murder? Even if she has done it before…

Emmet Vinsant, wealthy industrialist, offers Sofia a job in one of his gaming houses. He knows more about Sofia’s past than he has revealed. Brought up as part of a travelling fair, she’s an expert at counting cards and spotting cheats, and Vinsant puts her talents to good use. His demands on her grow until she finds herself with blood on her hands.

Set against the backdrop of the Suffragette protests, with industry changing the face of the city but disease still rampant, and poverty the greatest threat of all, every decision you make is life or death. Either yours or someone else’s. 

Read the first explosive historical thriller from best-selling crime writer of the DI Callanach series, Helen Fields.

REVIEWS

"Revenge, family, love, murder, the will to survive and touching on the suffragette movement. Definitely one of my top reads this year so far!" Netgalley Reviewer.

"A gritty, twisty tale with plenty of shocks amidst murders and mayhem." Netgalley Reviewer.

"I pray this is not the only time Ms Fields writes an historical fiction novel." Netgalley Reviewer.

"Fantastically well developed characters and was great to introduce the suffragette movement into the plot." Netgalley Reviewer.

"These Lost and Broken Things, by Helen Fields is historical fiction at its finest. Fields explores the dark world of addiction and abuse woven into a tale of the worlds of a Romani traveler as she becomes embroiled in the dark, dangerous realm of gambling and murder. The novel has a slew of very well-detailed, well-rounded characters, and is a page-turner to the very end." Netgalley Reviewer.

"This is my first book by Helen Fields, and I loved it! I won't give away the plot, but I highly recommend it. There are so many twists and turns to this historical mystery. I also loved the atmosphere and the setting the author created." Netgalley Reviewer.