The Tailor - A George Cross Mystery

The unfailingly shrewd and uniquely brilliant DS George Cross is back...

'Every generation has its iconic detective - Holmes, Poirot and Morse - but Cross is emerging as the one for now.' DAILY MAIL
'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS

THE KILLING
A bespoke tailor boards the 9:26 train from Bristol to London. Before it even reaches Bath, his body is found slumped lifeless in the toilet. The police initially assume it's a robbery.

THE CRIME
But the truth is more complicated than that. Why was the man found with a plastic bag over his head? Why was his throat cut in such a savage way? DS George Cross realises that this was no mugging - it was an organised hit.

THE END
This realisation forces George into a merciless, unfamiliar world - and is it his imagination or is he being followed?

Everyone knows that DS George Cross is tenacious, that he always gets to the truth. It seems, this time, someone will do anything to stop that from happening.

Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is the eighth book in the bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order.

About the author

Tim Sullivan is a crime writer, screenwriter and director who has worked on major feature films such as the fourth Shrek, Flushed Away, Letters to Juliet, A Handful of Dust and Jack and Sarah. His crime series featuring the brilliantly persistent DS George Cross has topped the book charts and sold over a million copies worldwide. Tim lives in North London with his wife Rachel, the Emmy Award-winning producer of The Barefoot Contessa and Pioneer Woman.

To find out more, visit Tim's website or find him on social media.
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Product details

• Authors: Sullivan Tim, Tim Sullivan
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 16.07.2026
• EAN: 9781035911608
• ISBN: 978-1-0359-1160-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: George Cross Mysteries
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Thriller / suspense fiction, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, Crime and / or mystery fiction