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Mel Sherratt

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Stoke-on-Trent

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Romance

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Shoes. And cake. And wine.

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I write police procedurals, psychological suspense and women's fiction with a punch - or grit-lit, as I call it.

I live in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with my husband and terrier, Dexter (named after the TV serial killer) and makes liberal use of my hometown as a backdrop for some of my books.

You can find out more at my website www.melsherratt.co.uk or I'm on Twitter at @writermels

I also write women's fiction under the pen name of Marcie Steele. ...more

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	The Girls Next Door (Detective Eden Berrisford, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,277 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taunting the Dead (DS Allie Shenton, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,711 ratings — published 2011 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Follow The Leader (DS Allie Shenton, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 2,836 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hush Hush (DS Grace Allendale, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 2,763 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only the Brave (DS Allie Shenton, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 2,431 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching Over You 3.87 avg rating — 2,453 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life She Wants 4.03 avg rating — 2,341 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tick Tock (DS Grace Allendale, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,087 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Look Behind You (Detective Eden Berrisford, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 1,740 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Victim 3.86 avg rating — 1,585 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Well, it's time at last! Join Detective Allie Shenton for her latest unmissable case. A deadly party. A vicious attack. A list of suspects.When Katie Frost is murdered a few metres from home, a family is left in turmoil. Who

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“Childhood is supposed to be the best part of your life but, mark my words, it isn't unless you have loving parents. And even then, it can change in a heartbeat. The world you know and love can disappear totally in a few weeks”
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“Before that I had been happy in my life; when I met him I was ecstatic. Or so I thought. Funny how love can cloud your judgement.”
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“He laughed as he watched her go. She didn't even sense him. 'Whatever you do,' he said quietly, 'don't look behind you.”
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When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham

7 votes, 31.8%

Stillwater by Tanya Scott

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The Widow of Walcha by Emma Partridge

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Taunting the Dead by Mel Sherratt

3 votes, 13.6%

Thin Ice by Paige Shelton

3 votes, 13.6%

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