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The Burnt Moor

By Nina Bhadreshwar
Series: Diana Walker
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The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly *Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar*'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion,... Read More
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The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly

The gripping new for 2026 detective crime thriller set in Sheffield you don’t want to miss!

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The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly

*Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar*

'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace

‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story’ – Ann Cleeves

'A complete page turner, tense and gripping, complex themes and a great heroine' – Reeta Chakrabarti

A BRUTAL MURDER

Sheffield detective DI Diana Walker is called to a gruesome scene – the charred remains of a man have been discovered, showing signs of torture. The body was abandoned on the wild moors of the Peak District, but he wasn’t killed there.

A LIFE GONE UP IN FLAMES

An arson fire in Sheffield reveals the site of another murder, this time of a young woman, and DI Diana Walker finds herself investigating two brutal killings.

A DARK TRUTH

When the victims' identities are revealed, Diana searches their seemingly mundane lives for answers. Surprising connections to Sheffield’s criminal underworld reveal webs of corruption at the city’s heart, and something far more deadly.

Praise for THE BURNT MOOR

'Dark, disturbing and deeply atmospheric, Nina skilfully immerses you in a shadow world of fear and violence' – Morgan Cry

'Bhadreshwar writes with a raw northern authenticity. A truly meticulous and atmospheric exploration of the Steel City and the haunting, bleak beauty of the surrounding moors' – Sean Watkin

'A police procedural with real moral weight: layered, socially charged, and rich with lived‑in detail. This is a book that, like its lead character, refuses to accept the easy answers' – Adam Oyenbanji

'Searing, propulsive and viscerally engaging; a phenomenal novel that explores the darker aspects of life and the world we live in' – Foday Mannah

'Nina Bhadreshwar has one of the most exciting voices in crime.' – Callum McSorley

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  • The Burnt Moor
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    The Burnt Moor
    The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly *Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar*'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story’ – Ann Cleeves'A complete page turner,...
    By Nina Bhadreshwar
    Paperback
    $3699
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    Out 13 Oct 2026

Book Details

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ISBN: 9780008645748

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hemlock Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Nina Bhadreshwar was born in Ipswich and raised in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, during the Yorkshire Ripper years and the Miners' Strike. At nineteen, she trained and worked as a journalist at her local paper before setting up her own magazine, The Real State. Relocating to Watts, Los Angeles, following a tour with a Mexican-American theatre group, she covered the situation of the gangs post-truce and became the press officer and biographer of Death Row Records. She returned to the UK in her mid-twenties and re-trained as a teacher. Now, Nina is doing a PhD at Dundee University while writing her second novel. She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Crime Fiction MA. The Day of the Roaring won Little Brown's UEA Crime Fiction award in 2022 and is her first novel.

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