Last Witness
The brand new crime thriller that will keep you up all night
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-3987-0926-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Best book I've read this year! Amazing police procedural!!... When is the next one coming out !?! I need to know!' Reader Review?????
A TEENAGER FOUND DEAD
A FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS
A DETECTIVE WITH A GUILTY SECRET...
When teenager Ben Renshaw is found dead, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into the heart of one of the most contentious cases in Birmingham's history.
At an out-of-control house party the previous summer, Ben and his best friend witnessed the son of a rich local family commit an act of shocking violence against a female classmate.
Is Ben's murder now an act of vengeance from the powerful family, or something even more sinister?
To find out, Robin will have to negotiate the city's networks of influence while walking a dangerous line: her family has a secret of its own, one that could threaten her daughter's safety and make Robin question all she has ever believed...
'Exactly what great crime fiction should be: smart, twisty, shocking and compassionate' SARAH HILARY
'Every interview crackles with tension... LAST WITNESS serves up a final double whammy that few readers will see coming' THE TIMES
Read what everyone is saying about Last Witness:
'I didn't put this down' Reader Review ?????
'I loved this book, my favourite of the three and hope that there'll be a fourth very soon!' Reader Review?????
'Best book I've read this year!'Reader Review ?????
'I was utterly gripped' Reader Review?????
'She knows her procedural stuff but what she knows even better is people.' Reader Review?????
'I cannot praise this series enough! Gritty, gripping and thrilling all in one! Would recommend!' Reader Review?????
'This is genuinely one of the best crime novels I have ever read' Reader Review ?????
'An absolute must read for all those that love crime procedure thrillers.' Reader Review?????
'I really hope this is not the last one!'Reader Review ?????
A TEENAGER FOUND DEAD
A FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS
A DETECTIVE WITH A GUILTY SECRET...
When teenager Ben Renshaw is found dead, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into the heart of one of the most contentious cases in Birmingham's history.
At an out-of-control house party the previous summer, Ben and his best friend witnessed the son of a rich local family commit an act of shocking violence against a female classmate.
Is Ben's murder now an act of vengeance from the powerful family, or something even more sinister?
To find out, Robin will have to negotiate the city's networks of influence while walking a dangerous line: her family has a secret of its own, one that could threaten her daughter's safety and make Robin question all she has ever believed...
'Exactly what great crime fiction should be: smart, twisty, shocking and compassionate' SARAH HILARY
'Every interview crackles with tension... LAST WITNESS serves up a final double whammy that few readers will see coming' THE TIMES
Read what everyone is saying about Last Witness:
'I didn't put this down' Reader Review ?????
'I loved this book, my favourite of the three and hope that there'll be a fourth very soon!' Reader Review?????
'Best book I've read this year!'Reader Review ?????
'I was utterly gripped' Reader Review?????
'She knows her procedural stuff but what she knows even better is people.' Reader Review?????
'I cannot praise this series enough! Gritty, gripping and thrilling all in one! Would recommend!' Reader Review?????
'This is genuinely one of the best crime novels I have ever read' Reader Review ?????
'An absolute must read for all those that love crime procedure thrillers.' Reader Review?????
'I really hope this is not the last one!'Reader Review ?????
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3987-0926-3 (9781398709263)
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04/2024
Orion
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Person
Lucie Whitehouse grew up in Warwickshire. After studying Classics at Oxford, she moved to London where she worked briefly in journalism before finding her niche in publishing. She writes full time and has contributed features to the Times, the Sunday Times, the Independent, Elle and Red Magazine. Lucie now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.