Christi Daugherty

The Echo Killing

Genre

Crime

UK Publication

HarperCollins, March 2018

US Publication

St. Martin's Press / Minotaur, March 2018

Czech Condensation

Tarsago

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Blurb

Fifteen years ago her mother’s killer got away. Has he finally struck again?

MURDER SHOCKS PEACEFUL NEIGHBOURHOOD

A woman in her thirties. Found naked and stabbed on the kitchen floor. Discovered by her twelve-year-old daughter after school.

As top Savannah crime reporter Harper McClain stares at the horrific scene before her, one thought screams through her mind. This murder is identical to another murder she has witnessed. Her mother’s murder…

For fifteen years, Harper has been torn apart by the knowledge that her mother’s killer is walking free. And now, it seems he’s struck again. There are no fingerprints. No footprints. No DNA. Yet still, Harper is determined to discover the truth once and for all.

But that search will come at a cost…and it could be one she isn’t ready to pay.

Press & reviews

“THE ECHO KILLING won me over utterly, from its lush southern setting, to the determined, vulnerable Harper and her dogged search for the truth.”

– Ruth Ware , In a Dark Dark Wood

“A smart, tough, emotionally bruising portrayal of what murder means when it's up close and personal. A terrific book. Brava.”

– Carolyn Hart , N.Y. Times bestselling author

“With her newspaper background, Daugherty is the perfect champion for her crime reporting protagonist in The Echo Killing. This is a thriller that's excruciatingly suspenseful, drenched…”

– Laura Childs , N.Y. Times bestselling author

“I don't remember breathing the whole time I read The Echo Killing. Christi Daugherty has poured her own experience as a crime writer into a taut…”

– Rhys Bowen

“Christi Daugherty weaves a highly entertaining story of suspense and intrigue in the mysteriously evocative setting of Savannah, Georgia. Wrought with wonderfully alive characters and a…”

– Diane Les Becquets , author of Breaking Wild

“A taut, tightly-woven mystery set in the simmering heat of Savannah. This one kept me guessing till the very end . . . and then left…”

– C.J. Tudor , author of The Chalk Man

“The Echo Killing had me gripped from the start. Harper McClain ranks alongside the best investigative reporters in fiction. I loved her.”

– Sarah Ward , author of In Bitter Chill

“Hot as a Savannah summer, The Echo Killing reels the reader in with a skilful build-up of tension until you are sent hurtling towards a nerve-shredding…”

– Cass Green , bestselling author of In a Cottage in a Wood

“Daugherty uses her experience as a crime reporter to create a pulse-pounding combination of mystery and suspense that hints at a welcome follow-up.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“An engrossing, multi-faceted mystery with snappy dialogue, a well-drawn cast of characters and a sizzling romantic subplot”

– Publisher’s Weekly