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‘My blood turned to ice… A perfect psychological thriller… Highly recommended. ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars Jacob Reese enjoys the quiet life, running a coffee shop and renting out his cottage in The Hollows, Vermont. But the calm is shattered when a woman who looks eerily similar to his ex-girlfriend Laura turns up to stay in the cottage, and leaves a mysterious note in the guest book. Now Jacob’s seeing Laura everywhere—a glimpse of her face across the street, her music box left outside his house, a gift he gave her years before hanging from the trees. But it can’t be Laura. Because Laura’s dead. A gripping, twisted and haunting thriller. Fans of Gillian Flynn, Gregg Olsen and Mark Edwards will love Steve Frech. Readers LOVE Dark Hollows: ‘Grips you from the beginning… I read it in a few hours. ’ NetGalley reviewer ‘Fast paced. Hard to put down… Caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start. I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book. ’ NetGalley reviewer ‘Enjoyable, mysterious and well written. A great book. ’ NetGalley reviewer ‘A mesmerising read. ’ NetGalley reviewer ‘Uniquely perfect. ’ NetGalley reviewer

A gripping psychological thriller, taking the reader from 21st century Britain to the darkest days of war-torn Eastern Europe.The cries of the innocent echo through the years…Her obsession with history has cost Helen Kovacs her life. Helen’s research into the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe was a secret she kept from even her closest friend, Faith Lange. Now Faith, retracing Helen’s last steps, is convinced that the man the police have arrested is not the killer. Journalist Jake Denbigh’s investigations have led him to the same conclusion.Faith is disturbed by Denbigh’s digging. Among the refugees from the concentration camps of Minsk were war criminals masquerading as victims. Could Faith’s beloved grandfather Marek be hiding such a secret? And does the reason for Helen’s murder lie in the mass graves of the Kurapaty Forest – or much closer to home?