Behind Closed Doors: A Novel

by Elizabeth Haynes

Overview

An old case makes new enemies for DCI Louisa Smith in this crime thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Under a Silent Moon.
Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford vanished while on a family holiday. Lou Smith worked the case as a police constable, and failing to find Scarlett has haunted her ever since. Now she's shocked to learn that Scarlett was found during a brothel raid in Briarstone.
Lou and her Major Crime team are already working two troubling cases: nineteen-year-old Ian Palmer was found badly beaten; and soon after, bar owner Carl McVey was found half-buried in the woods, his Rolex and money gone.
While Lou tries to establish the links between the cases, DS Sam Hollands tries to question Scarlett. What happened to her? How did she end up back here? And why is her family—with the exception of her emotionally fragile younger sister, Juliette—less than enthusiastic about her return? As the violence escalates, Lou's cases collide, and it becomes clear that the silent, secretive Scarlett holds the key to everything.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062276124
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/18/2023
Series:	Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	494
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner, Dark Tide, Human Remains, and, most recently, Under a Silent Moon, the first installment of the Briarstone crime series.

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner, Dark Tide, Human Remains, and, most recently, Under a Silent Moon, the first installment of the Briarstone crime series.

Editorial Reviews

Harrowing…. Vivid, unsparing prose…. helps make this a haunting, highly disturbing mystery.” — Publishers Weekly

“An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career.” — Booklist

“Haynes pulls no punches…. the skillful police work and superb ending make the reading truly worthwhile. Mystery readers will want more Haynes!” — Library Journal

“It’s hard to put the uniqueness of Elizabeth Haynes’ writing into words. Her stories grip you by the throat and force you to acknowledge that this is what real crime and real horror look and feel like, as well as real love, hope, fear. Suddenly, much of the other crime fiction you’ve read seems, in comparison, rather like stories made up by writers. Haynes is the most exciting thing to happen to crime fiction in a long time.” — Sophie Hannah

“Haynes is a master at building tension to unbearable heights....The only breaks you’re likely to take while reading will be to triple-check the locks on your doors and windows.” — BookPage

From the Publisher

Haynes is a master at building tension to unbearable heights....The only breaks you’re likely to take while reading will be to triple-check the locks on your doors and windows.

BookPage

It’s hard to put the uniqueness of Elizabeth Haynes’ writing into words. Her stories grip you by the throat and force you to acknowledge that this is what real crime and real horror look and feel like, as well as real love, hope, fear. Suddenly, much of the other crime fiction you’ve read seems, in comparison, rather like stories made up by writers. Haynes is the most exciting thing to happen to crime fiction in a long time.

Sophie Hannah

An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career.

Booklist

An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career.

Booklist