The Catch: an absolutely gripping British crime thriller with a massive twist

'Flipping fantastic! A rollercoaster ride, with twists and turns aplenty.' 5⭐ reader review of The ListMeet the Met's Detective Martha Munro, in the most pulse-pounding page-turner you'll read this summer.First comes the win. Then comes the catch . . .For years, Martha Munro dreamed of taking down her mother's killer. The charming, and rotten-to-the-core, DCI Tony Green.Martha exposed his corruption. The crimes he tried so hard to bury.Now he's back with a chilling new obsession: burying Martha.A string of threatening letters land on the doorstep of Martha's cozy Victorian terrace. Scrawled in red ink, the message is always the same: Die, bitch. Die.It's game on between Martha and her old adversary - and Tony's playing dirtier than ever.Before long, Martha realizes that someone is leaking secrets to Tony. Secrets that only those closest to Martha could possibly know.Can she shut Tony down - before he makes good on his threats?It's cat-and-mouse to hunt him down, before he catches her first . . .Fans of Happy Valley, Helen H. Durrant, Martina Cole, Angela Marsons and D.S. Butler will devour this electrifying new thriller, packed with pitch-dark wit and a heroine you'd follow into hell.READERS LOVE MICHAEL LEESE'S GRIPPING CRIME THRILLERS: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An absolutely cracking read, fast paced, absolutely believable, I loved this DCI and found myself rooting for her.' Pinkmouse⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Good characters and a tangled story.' JackMEET THE DETECTIVEBrave, smart, loyal . . . These are all attributes that have served Detective Martha Munro well in life. She followed in her father's footsteps and became a police officer, all while being a single parent to her young daughter. She's the kind of woman who lives life on her own terms. She doesn't recognize boundaries - she only sees opportunities. Thank goodness she still has old family friend Harry 'The Hat' Martin around to temper her wilder instincts.

• | Author: Michael Leese
• | Publisher: Joffe Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 27, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00260 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1805731424
• | ISBN-13: 9781805731429