A Jessie Flynn Crime Thriller - Scared to Death (A Jessie Flynn Crime Thriller, Book 2)
‘It comes as no surprise that Medina has created a character of density and intricacy in Flynn’ DAILY MAIL
The second book in an exciting new crime series featuring psychologist Dr Jessie Flynn – a brilliantly complex character who struggles with a dark past. Perfect for fans of Nicci French and Val McDermid.
A baby is abandoned in the middle of the night at Royal Surrey County Hospital. DI Bobby ‘Marilyn’ Simmons suspects the father is planning to take his own life following the violent suicide of his eldest son Danny a year earlier. The race is on to find him.
Captain Ben Callan is investigating a suspicious death. Just sixteen years old, Stephen Foster has been stabbed in the neck and abandoned in the woods. Someone tried to save his life – but who? And why haven’t they come forward?
When psychologist Dr Jessie Flynn is called in to consult on both cases, she sees connections between the deaths of Danny and Stephen. And when she starts counselling a third traumatized young man, Jessie fears he faces the same fate…
Praise for SCARED TO DEATH: -
”'It’s impossible to put down this book … It’s a brilliant page-turner of a thriller - but be warned, it may keep you up at night!” - Closer
”'Kate Medina has created a brilliant and believable female lead” - Good Housekeeping
”'Scared to Death is one of those book that creeps up on you, beautifully observed and written, skilfully plotted and developed and with characters as complex and flawed as your most interesting friends. I loved it” - Simon Toyne
”'Tremendously accomplished - a slow burn builds into an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Complex, humane and completely convincing” - Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the Child
Praise for FIRE DAMAGE: -
”'It comes as no surprise that Medina has created a character of density and intricacy in Flynn. May the series prosper” - Daily Mail
”'A tense and pacy thriller, 4 stars” - The Sun
”'Medina demonstrates that she’s a considerable find” - Independent
”'Excellent start to a new series” - Sunday Express
‘[Medina] writes about the horrifying consequences of war from the standpoint of a clear-eyed but sympathetic insider’Sunday Times -
”'If psychological thrillers are your bag, then look no further than Fire Damage… Tense and hard to put down” - Closer
”'A haunting thriller” - Grazia
”'An absorbing and convincing thriller… An author who consistently delivers taut, believable and unsettlingly compelling novels” - Sunday Herald
”'Gripping” - Literary Review
”'Psychologist Jessie Flynn is set to become a major star in the world of crime fiction. She’s as fascinating and complex as the cases she solves. Fire Damage will leave you hungry for the next book in this superb series” - Kate Rhodes