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The secrets to a murder lie with a twelve-year-old child…
In Billy Straight, detective Petra Connor must protect a young boy from a brutal killer. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and David Baldacci.
‘Filled with insight’ – Stephen King
When beautiful Lisa Boehlinger Ramsey is found brutally stabbed to death in LA’s Griffin Park, Detective Petra Connor and her partner Stu Bishop investigate. Lisa had publicly revealed that her ex-husband, millionaire TV star Cart Ramsey had beaten her, making him the prime suspect. Still, Petra and Stu must tread carefully; the top brass don’t want a repeat of the OJ Simpson scenario on their hands.
But there’s a witness – twelve-year-old Billy Straight, too frightened to come forward. And when Lisa’s parents put a reward out on Billy, only Petra realises the true extent of the danger he is in. She must act quickly if this little boy is not to be wiped out…
What readers are saying about Billy Straight:
‘[A] compelling, interesting and satisfying murder mystery’
‘A first rate page turner‘
‘Sheer genius, that keeps you guessing the whole way through’
In Billy Straight, detective Petra Connor must protect a young boy from a brutal killer. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and David Baldacci.
‘Filled with insight’ – Stephen King
When beautiful Lisa Boehlinger Ramsey is found brutally stabbed to death in LA’s Griffin Park, Detective Petra Connor and her partner Stu Bishop investigate. Lisa had publicly revealed that her ex-husband, millionaire TV star Cart Ramsey had beaten her, making him the prime suspect. Still, Petra and Stu must tread carefully; the top brass don’t want a repeat of the OJ Simpson scenario on their hands.
But there’s a witness – twelve-year-old Billy Straight, too frightened to come forward. And when Lisa’s parents put a reward out on Billy, only Petra realises the true extent of the danger he is in. She must act quickly if this little boy is not to be wiped out…
What readers are saying about Billy Straight:
‘[A] compelling, interesting and satisfying murder mystery’
‘A first rate page turner‘
‘Sheer genius, that keeps you guessing the whole way through’
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Reviews
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman: Filled with insight
Billy Straight is a well-balanced vessel slipping easily between presentation of its character s' private lives and the ones they enact in the glare of the media
In a world that is a fickle as a movie producer's promise, Petra Connor emerges as the embodiment of the kind of noble warrior that they are not supposed to make any more
Suspenseful... neatly spun, fascinating
Jonathan Kellerman's psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix
Exciting... a tour de force
Spellbinding suspense... unforgettable
Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying
High-octane entertainment
Kellerman doesn't just write psychological thrillers - he owns the genre