The Chirk Castle Killings - An unmissable Welsh crime thriller by the bestselling author of the DI Ruth Hunter series

A fatal shooting. A vulnerable eyewitness. DI Ruth Hunter and her partner, DS Nick Evans, must track down the killers before they find a key witness - a ten-year-old boy, Daniel.Ruth and Nick are called to a fatal shooting at Chirk Castle, a well-known tourist spot in North Wales. The only witness to the murder is Daniel, the ten-year-old son of the victim. Ruth discovers that the victim was a small-time drug dealer and it seems that his killing might be linked to stolen drugs. However, when a local girl is also brutally murdered, Ruth has to change the focus of the investigation as it is clear that the murderers will go to any lengths to cover their tracks.
With the case now faltering, Ruth begins to suspect that the key to solving the murders actually lies in Daniel's early childhood. Can she unlock the dark secrets of Daniel's past before the killers catch up with him?

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.

Product details

• Authors: Simon McCleave
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.02.2026
• EAN: 9781835981863
• ISBN: 978-1-83598-186-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Series: DI Ruth Hunter
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives