The Snowdonia Killings - The gripping detective series from the must-read bestselling Welsh crime author

She came looking for sanctuary. Instead, she found deathDetective Inspector Ruth Hunter has barely arrived in her new role at North Wales Police Force when a gruesome murder scene needs her attention. A local teacher has been attacked, and her body carved with strange symbols. What does it mean?
Another body follows, and Ruth is suddenly at the heart of a search for a serial killer. But as she struggles to let go of the past and move on from her partner's unresolved disappearance Ruth might make a misstep that costs more than her pride
The explosive first installment of Simon McCleave's multi-million copy bestselling DI Ruth Hunter series. The most thrilling series in Welsh crime fiction! Perfect for fans of Sarah Ward, Neil Lancaster and LJ Ross.

About the author

Simon McCleave is a multi-million copy bestselling author. Before writing crime novels, he worked in television and film. He was a Script Editor at the BBC, a producer at Channel 4 and a Story Analyst in Los Angeles. He worked on films such as The Full Monty and television series such as the BBC Crime Drama Between The Lines. As a script writer he wrote on series such as Silent Witness, Murder In Suburbia, Teachers, Attachments, The Bill, Eastenders and many more.

Summary

Londoner DI Ruth Hunter moves to Wales for a quieter life but instead finds a vicious killer who carves strange symbols onto their victims’ bodies. Can she stop the murders?

Product details

• Authors: Simon McCleave
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2025
• EAN: 9781804369975
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-997-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: DI Ruth Hunter; Canelo Crime
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Crime & mystery, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Noir, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives