Heartbreaker

A mother under attack. A killer on the move. Gripping, intelligent and emotionally charged, Heartbreaker is a totally unputdownable new crime thriller for readers who love the fast pace and complex heroines of Harlan Coben, Sam Holland and M. J. Arlidge. A mother under attack. Three years ago, Daphne Monroe woke up to find her family had been murdered while she slept. To the police, she's the prime suspect. To the world, she's a monster. To the killer, she's the next victim on a blood-soaked list. A killer on the move. Now he's back to finish what he started – and Daphne should be running for her life. Instead, she's trying to make a sense of a tangled web of medical obession, organ donation, and a young girl's murder. Nothing to lose. Three years ago, the serial killer destroyed her life and broke her heart. Now, Daphne wants justice for her murdered children and she'll stop at nothing to get it. But the killer is closing in. And Daphne Monroe is out of time... From the author of the Michael North Thrillers ‘A nail biting, high-octane thriller’ The Sun ‘Gripping and twisty’ India Knight 'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror ‘Full of pace, tension, character, and emotion’ Lee Child 'A stunning read full of emotion, twists and action' DAVID BALDACCI ‘Dark, compelling and unputdownable' STEVE CAVANAGH 'This high-stakes revenge thriller is one of the hottest reads right now' INDEPENDENT, Best Summer Reads 2026 She's the only suspect in the worst crime imaginable. Three years ago, Daphne's husband and children were murdered while she slept. The police are certain she did it. She knows she didn't. Then an intruder breaks into her home. Has the killer come back to finish the job? Now she's a mother on the run. Daphne is only alive because of a heart transplant - and now people with donated organs are dying, one by one. Drawn into the hidden world of medical obsession, she uncovers a deadly pattern... and the tragic death of a young girl that made her own survival possible. But someone is tracking her every step. Will Daphne get justice for her children – or become the killer's next victim? A gripping page-turner shot through with emotion, Heartbreaker is a compelling new crime thriller for readers who love Harlan Coben, Steve Cavanagh, Karin Slaughter and M. J. Arlidge.