The Girls Next Door by Mel Sherratt

The Girls Next Door by Mel Sherratt

One warm spring evening, five teenagers meet in a local park. Only four will come out alive.

Six months after the stabbing of sixteen-year-old Deanna Barker, someone is coming after the teenagers of Stockleigh, as a spate of vicious assaults rocks this small community. Revenge for Deanna? Or something more?

Detective Eden Berrisford is locked into a race against time to catch the twisted individual behind the attacks - but when her own niece, Jess Mountford, goes missing, the case gets personal.

With the kidnapper threatening Jess's life, can Eden bring back her niece to safety? Or will the people of Stockleigh be forced to mourn another daughter.?

A terrifying, compelling, police procedural which will thrill fans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Rachel Abbott.

Praise for Mel Sherratt

'Sherratt is a unique voice in detective fiction.' Mail on Sunday

'A writer to watch out for.' Mandasue Heller

'Mel's vivid imagination really brings her characters to life.' Kerry Wilkinson

Mel Sherratt has fourteen crime novels to his credit, all of which have been bestsellers. She has been voted one of Stoke-on-Trent's top 100 influential people for the past four years. She often appears at festivals and speaks at writing conferences across the UK, and writes a column for her local newspaper, the Sentinel, as well as feature stories for various newspapers and publications. She lives in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with her husband and terrier, Dexter.