The Last Rites

When DCI Jane Hacker learns that her mother is terminally ill, she ups sticks and returns to her hometown to care for her. She is determined to give her a good death, despite their turbulent relationship. But no sooner is Jane back in Burnley than she gets pulled into a disturbing and dangerous case. Jane intuits that a spate of recent suicides is actually the handiwork of a devious serial killer. All of the suspects in the case are steeped in death because of their jobs - abattoir worker, hospice nurse, local priest. Is it possible that this regular exposure has made them inured to death? Or even addicted to it?

About the author

M.J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last twenty years, specialising in high-end drama production, including prime-time crime serials Silent Witness, Torn, The Little House and, most recently, the hit ITV show Innocent. In 2015 his audiobook exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a number-one bestseller. His debut thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014 and has been followed by twelve more DI Helen Grace thrillers - almost all Sunday Times bestsellers.

Product details

• Authors: M J Arlidge, M. J. Arlidge, M.J. Arlidge, Arlidge M. J., Alex Khan
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9781398716698
• ISBN: 978-1-398-71669-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery fiction