Body of Lies

DCS Kat Frank returns to work at the Future Policing Unit after a tragic loss, only to find herself thrust into a new high-profile case. On the night of Halloween, a local MP is found murdered, with a taunting message written in binary code that seems to target Kat specifically: Catch me if you can.

The victim’s anti-AI sentiments suggest a political motive, and as Kat investigates with her partner AIDE Lock – the world’s first AI detective – she finds herself once again battling her own prejudices about the technological future he represents. But when a cyberattack takes out the National Grid, Kat and Lock have to race against the clock to track down the hacker before thousands die.

Tangled in a web of suspicion and deception, Kat must choose who and what to believe when the truth seems to defy both instinct and logic.

'Terrifyingly timely and provocative' VAL McDERMID
'The most original crime novel you'll read this year' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Just brilliant!' LISA JEWELL
'Sharp, perceptive writing and a brilliant new take on the detective duo' T. M. LOGAN
'Everything you could hope for in a thriller: heartbreaking, intelligent, deftly plotted and so original' FIONA CUMMINS
'A fresh take on the buddy-buddy cop trope . . . Provocative and compelling' VASEEM KHAN
'Wildly original, heartfelt, funny, and properly thrilling. Take a bow, Jo Callaghan' CHRIS WHITAKER