Making a Killing, 9780008671617
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Vanished girl, old murder, new clues: can Fawley uncover truth?
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Making a Killing

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    15 January 2026

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Summary

Contains an exclusive Adam Fawley short story

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past…

You thought she was dead.

She fooled you once.

Will she fool you again?

In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished.

Her mother …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008671617
ISBN-10:0008671613
Author:Cara Hunter
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Hemlock Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:15 January 2026
Weight:250g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Series:DI Fawley
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Critics Review

Chilling … Don’t miss it!

– Shari Lapena

Intricate and cunningly plotted, Making a Killing confirms Cara Hunter’s status as a key figure in the current UK crime scene

– Mick Herron

Trademark Cara Hunter – clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining. A masterclass in plotting. A triumph, readers will love it

– Andrea Mara

Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender

– Nicci French

Another fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it!

– Lesley Kara

Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter

– Simon Mason

A brilliantly constructed tale

– Fiona Barton

I wait for the annual Fawley like a small child waiting for Christmas. MAKING A KILLING shows that Cara Hunter is once again at the top of her game – it’s twisty, fast-paced and immersive, with an emotional depth that’s all too rare in this genre

– JP Delaney

A must-read from Britain’s most original crime-writer. Ingenious, twisting and always captivating, Hunter switches it up a notch and them some. Just bloody brilliant

– John Marrs

The best Fawley yet! I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong footed at every perfectly executed turn

– Victoria Selman

Cara Hunter strikes all the right suspense notes with the latest in the Adam Fawley series. Making a Killing grips from the first headline in this immersive crime thriller. It’s dark and twisty and full of fascinating characters that will keep readers hooked until the last page

– Olivia Kiernan

Immensely readable … a mesmerising crime narrative

* Financial Times *

An ever-changing picture of an utterly devious killer

* The Times *

Sensational … This riveting story reveals Daisy as far more sinister than anyone expects

* Daily Mail *

As page-turningly suspenseful as ever … nail biting

* Ox In a Box *

Full of so many twists and turns that whiplash is a likely outcome. One of the cleverest thrillers I’ve ever read.

* Sun *

Few books demand to be read in two or three sessions, but [this] is such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative

* Financial Times *

About The Author

Cara Hunter

Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK alone, and have been translated into 27 languages so far. The fifth book, The Whole Truth, was a Richard and Judy summer pick for 2021. The series is now in script development for TV, and the screen rights to Murder in the Family have been acquired by Neal Street Productions.

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