Under a Silent Moon

By Elizabeth Haynes

Deal Ends: Mon 13th July

A New York Times bestselling author "gives puzzle fiends plenty to chew on" in this British police procedural introducing a female detective (New York Times Book Review).In the crisp, early hours of an autumn morning, the police are called to investigate two deaths. The first is a suspected murder at a farm on the outskirts of a small village. A beautiful young woman has been found dead, her cottage drenched with blood. The second is a reported suicide at a nearby quarry. A car with a woman's body inside was found at the bottom of the pit.As Detective Inspector Louisa Smith and her team gather evidence, they discover a shocking link between the two cases and the two deaths—a bond that sealed their terrible fates one cold night, under a silent moon."If there's anything Haynes excels at, it's addictive, tension-filled reading." —BookPage"Perfect for fans of police procedurals and British mysteries." —Library Journal"Haynes debuts a promising procedural series featuring a strong lead character who could just become a genre stalwart." —Booklist"Best-selling author Elizabeth Haynes assembles a cast of memorable characters in this gripping murder mystery that combines police procedure with romantic desire." —National Examiner"It's as impressive a book, in any genre, as you will read this year. . . . And the ending will leave you breathless." —Bookreporter.com"Like your novels racy? If so, this one will fit the bill. . . . A strong opening to what promises to be a strong series." —New York Journal of Books"A captivating tale of jealousy, madness and murder that readers won't be able to put down." —Romantic Times Book Reviews From Booklist On the same day that Polly Leuchars is bludgeoned to death in a village near London, her neighbor Barbara Fletcher-Norman is found dead in a car that went over a nearby cliff. Forensics link the two cases into a single operation, the first investigation to be headed by newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Louisa “Lou” Smith of Major Crimes. Beautiful, blonde, 27-year-old Polly, a groom at the horse farm owned by wealthy, crime-connected Nigel Maitland, started sexual relationships casually with both men and women (among them Maitland, his daughter Flora, and Fletcher-Norman’s widower), spurning the commitment that some of her lovers sought. While a quick and simple solution to the case presents itself early on, Smith and her team keep digging, despite her discomfort at working closely with DC Andy Hamilton, with whom she had a prepromotion fling. After three stand-alone novels—the latest being the suspenseful Human Remains, 2013—real-life police analyst Haynes debuts a promising procedural series featuring a strong lead character who could just become a genre stalwart. --Michele Leber Review “Harrowing.” - New York Times Book Review on Into the Darkest Corner“Gripping.” - Wall Street Journal on Into the Darkest Corner“This intense, gripping account of domestic violence and its aftermath is utterly unputdownable. A stunning debut.” - SJ Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep on Into the Darkest Corner“Haynes deftly weaves together the instructional style of most police procedurals with a taut, suspenseful mystery. It’s a captivating tale of jealousy, madness and murder that readers won’t be able to put down.” - Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4.5 stars“Haynes debuts a promising procedural series featuring a strong lead character who could just become a genre stalwart.” - Booklist“If there’s anything Haynes excels at, it’s addictive, tension-filled reading.” - BookPage“Haynes has written romantic suspense novels and psychological thrillers, but Under a Silent Moon is her first police procedural and it’s quite a departure from anything she’s done before….Should give puzzle fiends plenty to chew on.” - New York Times Book Review“You’ll want to stay up all night reading Under a Silent Moon. Best-selling author Elizabeth Haynes assembles a cast of memorable characters in this gripping murder mystery that combines police procedure with romantic desire.” - National Examiner“The first in a series of police procedural mysteries that undoubtedly will significantly increase her readership while retraining those who have been with her from the beginning….It’s as impressive a book, in any genre, as you will read this year….And the ending will leave you breathless.” - Bookreporter.com“[A] gripping page-turner.” - Crimespree Magazine“Like your novels racy? If so, this one will fit the bill….A strong opening to what promises to be a strong series.” - New York Journal of Books“This is an edgy, suspenseful story that will keep you up late at night, but make sure your doors are locked.” - Suspense Magazine“Perfect for fans of police procedurals and British mysteries.” - Library Journal From the Back Cover Two women share a grisly fate in the first entry of this exciting new British crime series—a blend of literary suspense and page-turning thriller that introduces the formidable Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith—from the New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Haynes, "the most exciting thing to happen to crime fiction in a long time" (Sophie Hannah, author of Kind of Cruel).In the crisp, early hours of an autumn morning, the police are called to investigate two deaths. The first is a suspected murder at a farm on the outskirts of a small village. A beautiful young woman has been found dead, her cottage drenched with blood. The second is a reported suicide at a nearby quarry. A car with a woman's body inside has been found at the bottom of the pit.As DCI Louisa Smith and her team gather evidence over the course of the next six days, they discover a shocking link between the two cases and the two deaths—a bond that sealed these women's terrible fates one cold night, under a silent moon.In this compelling new detective series, Elizabeth Haynes interweaves fictional primary source materials—police reports, phone messages, interviews—and multiple character viewpoints to create a sexy, edgy, and compulsively readable tale of murder, mystery, and unsettling suspense. About the Author Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner, Dark Tide, Human Remains, and, most recently, Under a Silent Moon, the first installment of the Briarstone crime series.