Making a Killing
Published on 17. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-00-867161-7 (ISBN)
Description
*Contains an exclusive Adam Fawley short story*
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past...
You thought she was dead.
She fooled you once.
Will she fool you again?
In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished.
Her mother was convicted of her murder. But her body was never found.
Now, evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds.
What really happened to Daisy Mason?
PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING
'Chilling ... Don't miss it!' - Shari Lapena
'Intricate and cunningly plotted' - Mick Herron
'Clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining' - Andrea Mara
'Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender' - Nicci French
'Fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying' - Lesley Kara
'Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter' - Simon Mason
'A brilliantly constructed tale' - Fiona Barton
'Twisty, fast-paced and immersive' - JP Delaney
'Ingenious, twisting and always captivating' - John Marrs
'I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong-footed at every perfectly executed turn' - Victoria Selman
'Such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative' -Financial Times
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past...
You thought she was dead.
She fooled you once.
Will she fool you again?
In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished.
Her mother was convicted of her murder. But her body was never found.
Now, evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds.
What really happened to Daisy Mason?
PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING
'Chilling ... Don't miss it!' - Shari Lapena
'Intricate and cunningly plotted' - Mick Herron
'Clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining' - Andrea Mara
'Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender' - Nicci French
'Fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying' - Lesley Kara
'Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter' - Simon Mason
'A brilliantly constructed tale' - Fiona Barton
'Twisty, fast-paced and immersive' - JP Delaney
'Ingenious, twisting and always captivating' - John Marrs
'I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong-footed at every perfectly executed turn' - Victoria Selman
'Such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative' -Financial Times
Reviews / Votes
Chilling ... Don't miss it! -- Shari Lapena Intricate and cunningly plotted, Making a Killing confirms Cara Hunter's status as a key figure in the current UK crime scene -- Mick Herron Trademark Cara Hunter - clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining. A masterclass in plotting. A triumph, readers will love it -- Andrea Mara Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender -- Nicci French Another fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it! -- Lesley Kara Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter -- Simon Mason A brilliantly constructed tale -- Fiona Barton I wait for the annual Fawley like a small child waiting for Christmas. MAKING A KILLING shows that Cara Hunter is once again at the top of her game - it's twisty, fast-paced and immersive, with an emotional depth that's all too rare in this genre -- JP Delaney A must-read from Britain's most original crime-writer. Ingenious, twisting and always captivating, Hunter switches it up a notch and them some. Just bloody brilliant -- John Marrs The best Fawley yet! I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong footed at every perfectly executed turn -- Victoria Selman Cara Hunter strikes all the right suspense notes with the latest in the Adam Fawley series. Making a Killing grips from the first headline in this immersive crime thriller. It's dark and twisty and full of fascinating characters that will keep readers hooked until the last page -- Olivia Kiernan Immensely readable ... a mesmerising crime narrative * Financial Times * An ever-changing picture of an utterly devious killer * The Times * Sensational ... This riveting story reveals Daisy as far more sinister than anyone expects * Daily Mail * As page-turningly suspenseful as ever ... nail biting * Ox In a Box * Full of so many twists and turns that whiplash is a likely outcome. One of the cleverest thrillers I've ever read. * Sun * Few books demand to be read in two or three sessions, but [this] is such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative * Financial Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-867161-7 (9780008671617)
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Cara Hunter is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling crime novels featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK alone, and have been translated into 27 languages so far. Her third novel, No Way Out, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best crime novels since 1945. Her first novel, Close to Home, sold over half a million copies, was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2019. The fifth book, The Whole Truth, was a Richard and Judy summer pick for 2021. The series is now in script development for TV, and the screen rights to Murder in the Family have been acquired by Neal Street Productions.