‘A ruthlessly efficient, consistently surprising whodunnit. The depiction of the glowering inferno is so realistic you’re surprised to find your eyebrows aren’t singed’ Mark Sanderson, The Times A town under fire. A detective with something to prove. A killer hiding in plain sight. The small town of Rislake in the picturesque Blue Mountains is about to be engulfed by a major bushfire. The order has been given for the residents to clear out. But a last sweep uncovers one person is missing: Tracey Hilmeyer, wife of one of the firefighters tackling the blaze. Detective Kennard is in town to help with crowd control, but instead he finds himself driving straight towards the inferno to look for Tracey at the Hilmeyer home. When he gets there, he finds her dead at the bottom of the stairs, and it’s clear she was murdered. With the evacuation almost complete there is barely enough time to save the living never mind the dead. But Detective Kennard has something to prove and cannot let this one go. Can he solve her murder before the crime scene, and the entire town, turns to ash? 'Faster than a raging bushfire, Delargy paints a terrifying portrait of a town under siege, and the traumatized detective tracking down a murderer in its midst. Blistering stuff!' SAM HOLLAND 'With his trademark immersive writing, James Delargy drops you into the Australian bush amid scorching flames, choking soot and your own pounding pulse. A blistering narrative delivered with cool prose – this book is on fire!' JO FURNISS 'Delargy ratchets the tension masterfully . . . Packed with atmosphere and as unpredictable as a bushfire, this is a searingly good thriller' HEATHER CRITCHLOW 'A terrific read, the best yet from a rising star in the world of crime writing' KATE RHODES 'Brilliantly menacing and evocative, the heat is set to high' ELEANOR RAY 'Intense, fierce and with a violence to match the fire itself. I couldn’t put it down, James Delargy writes with a grip on character and plot which will pin you to the page' RACHEL WOLF 'An absolute scorcher that’ll be seared into your brain long after you put it down. Simply superb. I felt every lungful of smoke and every lick of flame as I tore through it in two sittings!' ROBERT RUTHERFORD

Into the Flames

*** There were 54 victims before this. Who is number 55? *** A thriller with a killer hook, and an ending that will make you gasp! Wilbrook in Western Australia is a sleepy, remote town that sits on the edge of miles and miles of unexplored wilderness. It is home to Police Sergeant Chandler Jenkins, who is proud to run the town’s small police station, a place used to dealing with domestic disputes and noise complaints. All that changes on a scorching day when an injured man stumbles into Chandler’s station. He’s covered in dried blood. His name is Gabriel. He tells Chandler what he remembers. He was drugged and driven to a cabin in the mountains and tied up in iron chains. The man who took him was called Heath. Heath told Gabriel he was going to be number 55. His 55th victim. Heath is a serial killer. As a manhunt is launched, a man who says he is Heath walks into the same station. He tells Chandler he was taken by a man named Gabriel. Gabriel told Heath he was going to be victim 55. Gabriel is the serial killer. Two suspects. Two identical stories. Which one is the truth? James Delargy has written one of the most exciting debuts of 2019. He masterfully paints the picture of a remote Western Australian town and its people, swallowed whole by the hunt for a serial killer. This novel has been sold in 19 countries so far and has just been optioned for film.

The Kane family, Lorcan, Naiyana and their young son, relocate from Perth to Kallayee, an abandoned mining town in the Great Victoria Desert to start over again, free from their chequered past. The town seems like the perfect getaway: Peaceful. Quiet. Remote. Somewhere they won’t be found. But life in Kallayee isn’t quite as straightforward as they hope. There are noises in the earth, mysterious shadows and tracks in the dust as if the town is coming back to life. But the family can’t leave. No one can talk sense into them. And now, no one can talk to them at all. They’ve simply vanished. Now it's up to Detective Emmaline Taylor to find them… before it’s too late. ** Praise for Vanished ** ‘Delargy manages to turn the wide-open deserted Outback into something intensely claustrophobic and chilling’ Russ Thomas ‘Intense, insightful and impossible to put down, Vanished is a gripping tale of greed and betrayal, burning with tension under a harsh Australian sun’ Caz Frear 'Powered through this in two sittings. Vanished ratchets up the tension page after page, playing out in a perfect isolated setting with such a claustrophobic feel, and so vividly painted you could step right in' Rob Scragg ** Praise for 55 ** ‘A pulse-pounding psycho-thriller . . . splendidly-engineered plot and a masterly sense of pace allied to a haunting background make for a powerful debut’ Crime Time ‘A clever concept for this fast-moving debut, fleshed out with a sympathetic hero haunted by grim memories’ Sunday Times Crime Club ‘Brilliantly atmospheric…with a sense of menace that pervades every page. Even more impressive than 55’ Kate Rhodes 'Fabulously atmospheric, a splendid slice of outback noir for fans of Jane Harper. The intricately woven plot sucks you into a hostile world and keeps you sweating until the final page' Adam Southward 'A gripping race through the bleak Australian outback to find a missing family: Vanished captivated and intrigued me from page one' Louisa De Lange 'If you liked the Dry you will like this' 'I enjoy a good psychological thriller and this was up there with the best' ‘I loved this book from start to finish . . . the ending is still on my mind today’ ‘A real page-turner. Gets a grip on you from the start. Best book I’ve read in years!’ ‘I found it impossible to tear myself away from this small, isolated community as they stumbled into a territory more hostile and unpredictable than any place on earth. LOVED IT’

Vanished

Två misstänkta pekar ut varandra. En av dem är en seriemördare. Den andra är hans tilltänkta offer. I denna bladvändarthriller väntar häpnadsväckande vändningar runt varje hörn. I en sömnig by i Australien ligger polisstationen där Chandler Jenkins jobbar. En dag kliver en man in i polishusets entré. Han heter Gabriel. Han berättar att han har lyckats ta sig fri efter att ha hållits inlåst av en seriemördare som kallar sig Heath. Heath har sagt till Gabriel att han ska bli nummer 55. Hans 55:e offer. Innan Chandler hinner påbörja jakten på en av de värsta seriemördare i landets historia, kommer en annan man in på stationen. Han säger att han heter Heath och berättar exakt samma historia som Gabriel gjorde. Den skiljer sig bara från Gabriels på en punkt. Enligt Heath hette seriemördaren Gabriel. En av männen talar sanning. En av dem ljuger. Kommer Chandler hinna lösa fallet innan någon av dem blir offer 55? James Delargy är född och uppvuxen på Irland men lever idag på den engelska landsbygden. Offer 55 är hans debutroman.

Offer 55

Når man prøver at starte på en frisk, skal man passe på at man ikke ender i et mareridt. Familien Maguire - Lorcan, Naiyana og deres lille søn - flytter fra Perth i Australien til Kallayee, en forladt mineby i Great Victoria Desert, for at starte på en frisk, fri af deres brogede fortid. Byen virker som det perfekte tilflugtssted: fredelig, stille, afsidesliggende. Et sted, hvor de ikke vil blive fundet. Men livet i Kallayee er ikke så enkelt, som de håbede på. Der er lyde fra jorden, mystiske skygger og spor i støvet, som om byen er ved at komme til live igen. Men familien rejser ikke. Ingen kan tale dem til fornuft. Og nu er der slet ingen, der kan tale til dem. De er ganske enkelt forsvundet. Det er kriminalassistent Emmaline Taylors opgave at finde dem ... før det er for sent. „Intens, indsigtsfuld og umulig at lægge fra sig.“ – CAZ FREAR „En forladt mineby i den australske ødemark er det trøstesløse – næsten surrealistiske – bagtæppe for en fortælling om en familie i opløsning.“ – Jo Furniss „Vidunderligt stemningsfuld … og med en for­nemmelse af fare, der gennemtrænger hver eneste side.” – Kate Rhodes James Delargy er født og opvokset i Irland, men har boet i Sydafrika, Australien og Skotland, før han endte på landet i England, hvor han nu bor. Hans første thriller, Offer 55, er indtil videre blevet solgt i 24 lande.

Forsvundet

Der er allerede 54 ofre. Hvem bliver nummer 55? Wilbrook i Western Australia er en søvnig, afsides beliggende by på kanten af en enorm uudforsket ødemark. Her bor politiassistent Chandler Jenkins, og han er stolt af at lede byens lille politistation, hvor man er vant til at håndtere husspektakler og støjklager. Det ændrer sig på en glohed dag, hvor en såret mand kommer vaklende ned på Chandlers politistation. Han er dækket af indtørret blod. Hans navn er Gabriel. Han fortæller Chandler, hvad han kan huske: Han blev bedøvet og kørt op til en hytte i bjergene og lagt i jernlænker. Manden, der bortførte ham, hed Heath. Heath sagde, at Gabriel ville blive nummer 55. Hans 55. offer. Heath er seriemorder. En menneskejagt sættes ind, men samtidig går en mand, der siger, at han hedder Heath, ind på den samme politistation. Han fortæller Chandler, at han er blevet bortført af en mand ved navn Gabriel, som sagde til ham, at han ville blive offer nummer 55. Det er Gabriel, der er seriemorderen. To mistænkte. To identiske historier. Hvilken er sand? „Fantastisk interessant præmis.“ – Chris Carter „En psyko–thriller, der får pulsen op ... et fortræffeligt komponeret plot og et mesterligt tempo på en dyster baggrund resulterer i en stærk debut.“ – Crime Time „Man finder et intelligent koncept i den her tempofyldte debut, og det får krop gennem en sympatisk helt, der hjemsøges af uhyggelige minder.“ – Sunday Times „En spændende hvem er morderen-historie, der fastholder læseren, mens Chandler leder efter sandheden blandt alle løgnene.“ – Canberra Times „Hvis du kunne lide Jane Harpers bog Tørke, vil du kunne lide den her.“ – Goodreads „Jeg kan godt lide en god psykologisk thriller, og den her rangerer blandt de bedste.“ – Goodreads James Delargy er født og opvokset i Irland, men har boet i Sydafrika, Australien og Skotland, før han endte på landet i England, hvor han nu bor. Hans første thriller, Offer 55, er indtil videre blevet solgt i 24 lande.James Delargy er født og opvokset i Irland, men har boet i Sydafrika, Australien og Skotland, før han endte på landet i England, hvor han nu bor. Hans første thriller, Offer 55, er indtil videre blevet solgt i 24 lande.

Enne teda oli ohvreid 54. Kellest saab ohver number 55? Põnevik, milles tapja on pidevalt teiega ja mille lõpp paneb teid õhku ahmima. Wilbrook on Lääne-Austraalia äärealal asuv unine linnake, mis piirneb miilide ulatuses metsiku loodusega, kuhu inimese jalg pole kunagi astunud. Linn on koduks politseiseersant Chandler Jenkinsile, kes juhib uhkustundega sealset väikest politseijaoskonda. Põhiliselt tuleb tal tegeleda kodutülide ja kaebustega lärmi üle. Kõik muutub ühel kuumal päeval, kui Chandleri jaoskonda vaarub vigastatud mees. Teda katab kuivanud veri. Ta nimi on Gabriel. Mees räägib Chandlerile kõigest, mida mäletab. Ta uimastati ning sõidutati mägedes olevasse majakesse, kus ta käed ahelaisse pandi. Mehe nimi, kes ta sinna viis, oli Heath. Heath ütles Gabrielile, et temast saab number 55. Tema viiekümne viies ohver. Heath on sarimõrvar. Kui algab jaht mõrvarile, satub samasse jaoskonda Heathi-nimeline mees, kes väidab, et keegi Gabriel võttis ta vangi. Gabriel oli Heathile öelnud, et temast saab ohver number 55. Gabriel on sarimõrvar. Kaks kahtlusalust. Kaks täpselt ühesugust lugu. Kumb neist räägib tõtt? James Delargy on kirjutanud ühe 2019. aasta põnevaima debüütloo. Ta kirjeldab meisterlikult kauget Lääne-Austraalia linna ja selle elanikke, kes kõik on haaratud jahist sarimõrvarile. Romaani põhjal on valmimas ka film.

Deux suspects. Deux témoignages identiques. Un seul coupable. Une petite ville perdue en Australie. Un officier de police habitué à régler des petits problèmes de vie domestique et querelles de voisinage. Un jour de canicule débarque un homme, couvert de sang. Gabriel déclare avoir été séquestré dans une cabane par un serial killer. Le dénommé Heath a déjà tué 54 personnes. Gabriel est sa prochaine victime. Quand la chasse à l'homme commence, ce même jour de canicule, débarque un deuxième homme. Heath est couvert de sang. Heath déclare avoir été séquestré dans une cabane par un serial killer, un certain Gabriel. Gabriel a déjà tué 54 personnes. Heath est sa prochaine victime. Qui est le numéro 55 ?

Victime 55

A Wilbrook non c'è quasi nulla. Pochi abitanti, qualche casa, una chiesa. Strade polverose bruciate dal sole, come in un vecchio film western. E lì dietro, sull'altopiano di Gardner's Hill, caleidoscopiche sequenze di alberi e rocce affilate come lame disorientano chi passa; un esperimento di Dio, per mettere alla prova la capacità di adattamento dell'uomo alla natura. Ancora non ci crede, Gabriel, di essere riuscito a scappare. Di avere trovato una via di fuga giù per l'altura ed essere arrivato in quella sperduta stazione di polizia per raccontare la storia agghiacciante delle sue ultime ore: le catene ai polsi, il capanno nel bosco, lo psicopatico di nome Heath che voleva fare di lui la sua cinquantacinquesima vittima. Mai, in tanti anni di servizio nel paesino immobile di Wilbrook, annidato nell'entroterra australiano, il sergente Chandler Jenkins ha dovuto ascoltare un racconto del genere. Ma quando nel suo ufficio mette piede un altro uomo ferito, insanguinato, che dice di chiamarsi Heath e di essere stato sequestrato da un maniaco di nome Gabriel, sono due i racconti straordinari. La verità, però, è una sola, e Jenkins la deve trovare mettendosi sulle tracce quasi scomparse di un passato ancora irrisolto. E noi con lui ci avventuriamo sull'altopiano, sentiamo il caldo che scioglie la pelle e la terra che crepita sotto i piedi mentre camminiamo lungo sentieri vertiginosi e riarsi, infidi come certi segreti.

Mi nombre es Gabriel. Un hombre llamado Heath intentó matarme. Él quiere que yo sea el número 55 Mi nombre es Heath. Un hombre llamado Gabriel intentó matarme. Él quiere que yo sea el número 55 ¿Quién está mintiendo? Gardner's Hill es una ciudad remota y tranquila situada en la Australia Occidental. Allí vive el sargento de policía Chandler Jenkins, quien se enorgullece de dirigir la pequeña y tranquila comisaría de policía local. Todo esto cambia el día en el que un hombre herido llega a la comisaría. El extraño está cubierto de sangre seca. Su nombre es Gabriel, y le cuenta a Chandler lo que recuerda. Cuenta que le drogaron y condujeron a una cabaña en las montañas y que allí lo ataron con cadenas de hierro. El hombre que le hizo esto se llamaba Heath, y le dijo a Gabriel que él iba a ser el número 55, su 55ª víctima. Heath es un asesino en serie. Mientras se inicia la investigación, un hombre que dice llamarse Heath entra en la comisaría y le cuenta a Chandler lo que recuerda: que le drogaron y condujeron a una cabaña en las montañas y que allí lo ataron con cadenas de hierro. El hombre que le hizo esto se llamaba Gabriel, y le dijo a Heath que iba a ser el número 55, su 55ª víctima. Gabriel es un asesino en serie. Dos sospechosos. Dos historias idénticas. ¿Cuál será la verdadera? James Delargy nació y creció en Irlanda, pero vivió en Sudáfrica, Australia y Escocia antes de recalar en un pueblo de Inglaterra, donde ahora vive. 55 es su primera novela, con la que ha conquistado público y crítica en Inglaterra.

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