Belinda Bauer

Patrick didn't care what made people work. He was only interested in what happened when they stopped. Life is strange for Patrick Fort - being a medical student with Asperger's Syndrome doesn't come without its challenges. And that's before he is faced with solving a possible murder. Because the body Patrick is examining in anatomy class is trying to tell him all kinds of things. And now he must stay out of danger long enough to unravel the mystery - while he dissects his own evidence...

Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. Every day after school, while his classmates swap football stickers, Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew, who disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery. Only Steven's nan is not convinced her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the widening cracks between them before it's too late. And if that means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered son, he'll do it. So the boy takes the next logical step, carefully crafting a letter to Arnold Avery in prison. And there begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between a desperate child and a bored serial killer. A game that will have more terrifying consequences than Stephen could ever imagine…

SNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . . On a stifling summer''s day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack''s in charge, she''d said. I won''t be long.But she doesn''t come back. She never comes back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever.Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they''re alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother. . . ''Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read.'' CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You

There's no safety in numbers ...Eve Singer needs death. With her career as a TV crime reporter flagging, she'll do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience. The killer needs death too. He even advertises his macabre public performances, where he hopes to show the whole world the beauty of dying. When he contacts Eve, she welcomes the chance to be first with the news from every gory scene. Until she realizes that the killer has two obsessions. One is public murder. And the other one is her...

"Bauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the reader ...She makes you think a bit differently about the world". (Daily Telegraph). On the beaches and cliffs of North Devon, young women have become victims in a terrifying game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder. But a madman on the loose feels very far from the crumbling, seaside home of ten-year-old Ruby Trick. Instead she lives in constant fear of school bullies, the dark forest, and the threat of her parents' divorce. Helping her father to catch the killer seems like the only way to keep him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her first.

Bauer sees deeper than most into peoples emotions. The Times Bauers ability to get under the skins of her characters is second to none. Guardian The opening chapter of SNAP is inspired by a true story and will leave you breathless, and the central pre

It is freezing mid-winter on Exmoor, and in a close-knit community where no stranger goes unnoticed, a local woman has been found murdered in her bed. This is local policeman Jonas Holly's first murder investigation. But he is distracted by anonymous letters, accusing him of failing to do his job.Taunted by the killer and sidelined by his abrasive senior detective, Jonas has no choice but to strike out alone on a terrifying hunt . . . but who is hunting who?

Belinda Bauer joins such contemporary masters of psychological suspense as Ruth Rendell and Minette Walters with her twisted and tricky second novel, set in the Somerset village of Shipcott. When someone uses a pillow to suffocate Margaret Priddy, who was paralyzed below the neck after a riding accident three years earlier, Det. Chief Insp. John Marvel, the cynical head of the local CID, chews out an inexperienced police constable, Jonas Holly, for contaminating the crime scene. Some suspect a mercy killing, possibly by her son, a corrections officer. Apart from Marvel's scorn, Holly must contend with beloved wife Lucy's multiple sclerosis as well as the taunts of the killer, who leaves insulting notes that call his professional abilities into question. More deaths follow, and tension among the police ratchets up. The shattering conclusion pulls no punches and will leave many readers stunned, even as they realize how everything fits together.

Crime Novel of the Year*Contains one of the most startling plots in contemporary crime fiction Sunday Times___Patrick has uncovered a crime that the experts were too close to see . And now he must stay out of danger long enough to unravel the mystery - while he dissects his own evidence .

The eight-year-old boy had vanished from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced by a note on the steering wheel...'You don't love him'...At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen from cars. Each disappearance is marked only by a terse note - a brutal accusation. There are no explanations, no ransom demands ...and no hope. Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he's to stand any chance of catching him. But - still reeling from a personal tragedy - is Jonas really up to the task? Because there's at least one person on Exmoor who thinks that, when it comes to being the first line of defence, Jonas Holly may be the last man to trust... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

El cuerpo que Patrick Fort está examinando en clase de anatomía intenta decirle que ha sido víctima de un asesinato. La vida ya es suficientemente extraña para el obsesivo Patrick, que padece el síndrome de Asperger, incluso antes de tratar de resolver un posible homicidio. Sin embargo, se vera obligado a unir las sutiles piezas de un rompecabezas a traves de pistas silenciosas que gritan por existir, en una sofisticada investigacion que le hara sentirse vivo mientras tiene la muerte muy cerca.Galardonada con el Premio Theakstons Old Peculier de Novela Negra 2014 por ser, segun los miembros del jurado, "una obra totalmente absorbente y brillantemente escrita", Morir no es tan facil es tambien una novela original y unica, que inaugura una nueva manera de entender el thriller psicologico, y que llevara al lector hacia nuevos territorios: el de la perplejidad, la sonrisa extraña, el humor negro, el asombro y el miedo, con un final tan brillante como sorprendente.

"Bauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the reader". (Sunday Telegraph). Five footprints are the only sign that Daniel Buck was ever here. And now they are all his mother has left. Every day, Anna Buck guards the little prints in the cement. Polishing them to a shine. Keeping them safe. Spiralling towards insanity. When a psychic offers hope, Anna grasps it. Who wouldn't? Maybe he can tell her what happened to her son...But is this man what he claims to be? Is he a visionary? A shut eye? Or a cruel fake, preying on the vulnerable? Or is he something far, far worse?

'Call your mother.' 'What do I say?' 'Say goodbye.' This is how it begins. Lone women terrorised and their helpless families forced to watch - in a sick game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder. Living with her parents in the dank beach community of Limeburn, ten-year-old Ruby Trick has her own fears. Bullies on the school bus, the forest crowding her house into the sea, and the threat of divorce. Helping her Daddy to catch the killer might be the key to keeping him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her first...

Todo asesino debe aprender a serloBelinda Bauer es una de las mejores escritoras de la narrativa inglesa actual. Simon KernickSu prosa es brillante, sus tramas inteligentes y demuestra poseer una afilada vision sobre los lugares y las personas.Literary ReviewLa pequeña Ruby Trick se ve inmersa en una serie de violentos asesinatos en su pueblo, mientras intenta estar a la altura de las expectativas y las frustraciones de su padre.Ruby Trick tiene diez años y vive en un pueblo del condado ingles de North Devon llamado Limeburn, un lugar en el bosque, hundido entre la colina y el mar y cercano a otro pueblo, Clovelly. Vive con su madre, Alison, y con su padre, John, que esta en el paro.Una serie de crimenes aterroriza la zona. Dos mujeres jovenes han sido asesinadas. El asesino, antes de matarlas, las ha hecho llamar a sus madres para que estas oigan los gritos desesperados de sus hijas.A cargo del caso de los asesinatos estan Calvin Bridge, un policia algo novato, y la inspectora jefe Kirsty King, una mujer seria y profesional. Sin embargo, algunos hombres de Clovelly, y entre ellos John Trick, deciden tomarse la justicia por su cuenta y salir cada noche a las calles a la caza del culpable.Ruby acompaña a su padre en estas guardias; asi podra pasar ma...

"The most polished crime writer on the murder beat...Exhausting, exhilarating and damn scary, another 24-carat creation from the Queen of Thrills." (Daily Express). Five footprints are the only sign that Daniel Buck was ever here. Yesterday they were a family just like any other: Anna and James, and their little boy, Daniel. But in one careless moment everything changed. A front door accidentally left ajar...and Daniel was gone. Now they are a pair of strangers who can''t even look each other in the eye. Distrust and unspoken words fill the void where their son used to be. Anna will go to any lengths to find Daniel - a four-year-old doesn''t just vanish into thin air. But how far will this desperate search push her? Right to the brink. And beyond.

El cuerpo que Patrick Fort está examinando en clase de anatomía intenta decirle que ha sido víctima de un asesinato. La vida ya es suficientemente extraña para el obsesivo Patrick, que padece el síndrome de Asperger, incluso antes de tratar de resolver un posible homicidio. Sin embargo, se vera obligado a unir las sutiles piezas de un rompecabezas a traves de pistas silenciosas que gritan por existir, en una sofisticada investigacion que le hara sentirse vivo mientras tiene la muerte muy cerca.Galardonada con el Premio Theakstons Old Peculier de Novela Negra 2014 por ser, segun los miembros del jurado, una obra totalmente absorbente y brillantemente escrita,Morir no es tan faciles tambien una novela original y unica, que inaugura una nueva manera de entender elthrillerpsicologico, y que llevara al lector hacia nuevos territorios: el de la perplejidad, la sonrisa extraña, el humor negro, el asombro y el miedo, con un final tan brillante como sorprendente.Morir no es tan facillleva al lector hacia nuevos territorios: el de la perplejidad, la sonrisa extraña, el humor negro, el asombro y el miedo, con un final tan brillante como sorprendente.Desde el principio tendras la sensacion de estar leyendo algo completamente nuevo.Daily Mirror

They wanted the same things. Death - and an audience. Eve Singer makes her living from death. As a TV crime reporter, she'll go to any length to get the latest scoop. But when a twisted serial killer starts using her to gain the publicity he craves, Eve must decide how far she's willing to go - and how close she'll let him get..."Evocative and disturbing." (Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door). "Excellent tension." (Daily Mirror). "Spectacular." (Sunday Times). "Crime novels don't get much better than this." (C. L. Taylor, author of The Missing).