{"product_id":"9780008784195_worse-than-murder-dci-matilda-darke-thriller-book-13","title":"Worse Than Murder (DCI Matilda Darke Thriller, Book 13)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAs DCI Matilda Darke unravels a chilling cold case, she discovers some truths are deadly – and someone will stop at nothing to keep the past buried…\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Matilda Darke is \u003cstrong\u003ethe perfect heroine\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Elly Griffiths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eRUNNING FROM HER PAST\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA COLD CASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA TRUTH THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED BURIED\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatilda finds herself agreeing to try and unearth the truth about the Pemberton twins. With nothing left to lose, Matilda throws herself into the cold case, but someone doesn’t want her digging up the past and will do anything to keep the truth hidden…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePraise for Michael Wood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cstrong\u003emaster of horror\u003c\/strong\u003e and suspense’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the best books ever, in one of the best series ever! It is THAT good!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Wow what a book… I adore this series and every book is better and better’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book \u003cstrong\u003esets off at a hundred miles an hour and never lets off\u003c\/strong\u003e… this is my favourite detective series’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Exciting, tense and compelling… \u003cstrong\u003eshocking\u003c\/strong\u003e and brilliant’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Wow! Wow! Wow! The \u003cstrong\u003etwists keep on coming\u003c\/strong\u003e to the last page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I don’t have words! Wow just wow! \u003cstrong\u003eThis blew me away\u003c\/strong\u003e. DCI Matilda Darke and her team are my favourite detectives’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book had a bit of everything… \u003cstrong\u003esome crazy twists and turns\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Another cracking, \u003cstrong\u003enail-biting\u003c\/strong\u003e read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis up-coming sequel in the best-selling DCI Matilda Darke series is a testament to Michael Wood's mastery of the police procedural genre. The story, filled with thrilling twists and turns, cements his place as a top author in the world of hard-boiled mystery novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Angela Marsons (36 Hours), Marion Todd (Bridges to Burn), Ed James (Where the Bodies Lie), Tim Sullivan (The Dentist), and Jd Kirk (A Killer of Influence).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Wood, Read by Stephanie Beattie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889184034965,"sku":"9780008784195","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008784195.jpg?v=1776888140","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008784195_worse-than-murder-dci-matilda-darke-thriller-book-13","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}