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Includes three short, sharp shockers:

Consenting Adults

Private investigator Edward Rooney is hired to find a missing young woman… and uncovers a shocking secret.

Guardian Angel

Laura loves reading the Missed Connections messages in her local paper. Until one of the messages is aimed at her…

Kissing Games

Two schoolboys dare each other to spend a night in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, unaware that one of the former inmates is back – and that she likes young boys…

Plus, special bonus story:

Wish You Dead

What’s the worst thing you can do when your heart’s been broken? Find out in this tribute to The Monkey’s Paw.

Event announcement. I will be at Imagined Things Bookshop in Harrogate from 11am next Saturday, 19th July, where copies of The Wasp Trap will be in stock 12 days before publication day. Come along, meet me, get a book signed, have a chat, take a selfie… It’s taking place during the Harrogate Crime Festival weekend but you don’t have to be attending the festival to come along to this. It’s free, no booking required. Just turn up! Hope to see some of you there!
Posting this because I know when they’re no longer available someone will contact me and say ‘Why didn’t you ever mention it?’ But if you want a signed and dedicated first edition of The Wasp Trap with an exclusive bookmark and membership of my Elite Readers Club you need to act like a wasp spying a cake at a picnic and dive-bomb the link in my bio or on my last FB post.
Dottie says, Remember to drink plenty of water. And be thankful you don’t have a thick fur coat.
The Psychopath Next Door is my fastest- and biggest-selling book since The House Guest in 2020. A big thank you to everyone who has bought it and helped spread the word!
It’s exactly six months till Christmas - which feels like the perfect day to reveal the cover of my third (!) book of 2025: THE CHRISTMAS MAGPIE.  Noel and Dani have moved into their first house together and are planning to have the perfect Christmas. But when unwanted presents start turning up on their doorstep they wonder if someone is determined to wreck the festivities…  And could it be related to a certain psychopath residing at the local women’s prison?  Published Nov 13 in the UK as a hardback, ebook and audiobook. You can preorder it now using the link in my bio. And tell me what you think of the cover and if you’re excited to read it! @michaeljbooks @madeleinemilburn
These dream-come-true moments are coming thick and fast at the moment. Today I visited my new US publisher, Simon & Schuster, for the first time. I remember walking past their office many times in the past, thinking ‘Wouldn’t that be cool?’ And it was amazing. I met my editor, made some videos and signed loads of bookplates for the US hardcover. If you want one you can pre-order now. The link is in my bio and they ship worldwide. It comes with an exclusive bookmark and something else really special which I’ll reveal soon. Link in bio.

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