Zoë Sharp

KILLER INSTINCT: Charlie Fox's Book One, is the first in Zoe Sharp's highly acclaimed crime thriller series, now available with previously deleted scenes and a Foreword by Lee Child. "Susie Hollins may have been no great shakes as a karaoke singer, but I didn't think that was enough reason for anyone to want to kill her."  Charlotte 'Charlie' Fox makes a living teaching self-defense to women in a quiet northern English city. It makes best use of...

The woman falls. Her body begins to shake. Her brown eyes turn upwards, showing a mix of panic and desperate hope. She takes a deep breath and says one word: Blake. Then her eyes close, her face pales, and she goes still forever… The victim: Shannon, a woman who went out of her way to help the lost and hopeless, left abandoned to die by the side of the road. Where was she in those last few days before her death, and why was she so frightened? The...

Ex-special-forces-soldier-turned-bodyguard Charlotte Charlie Fox can never forget the men who put a brutal end to her military career. A long time ago, though, she vowed she wouldn't go looking for them - but now it seems she doesn't have a choice. Her boss Sean Meyer went missing in Iraq, where one of those men was working as a private security contractor. When that man's butchered body is discovered, Charlie fears that Sean may be pursuing a twisted...

The twenty brand new crime stories in this book have been specially commissioned to celebrate the tenth anniversary of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as "one of the 50 best festivals in the world." Contributors come from around the world and include the legendary Maj Sjöwall who, together with partner Per Wahlöö, was the originator of Nordic noir. The editors are Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller. Martin Edwards is responsible for many award-winning...