Versions of a Murder

'Paula Daly is back! I can't stop thinking about this novel. I loved it!' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Phenomenal! Intriguing, anxiety producing, and brilliantly-executed . . . a psychological thriller like no other' LISA GARDNER 'I ripped through this with great pleasure . . . superbly evocative' CHRIS BROOKMYRE 'It gripped me completely . . . the rare page-turner that also has something deep to say about women's lives I was wildly entertained by this book and genuinely moved. It's outstanding!' ATTICA LOCKE ______ What if you had to relive the day of your murder again and again? West Yorkshire, 1974. Dr Heidi Quick is a newly qualified junior doctor, desperate to prove herself in a man's world. After a brutal triple shift, she accepts a lift home from her trusted colleague Fred Preston - only for him to strangle her in her own flat. Moments later, Heidi wakes in the on-call room - alive, back on shift, forced to live the same day again. And again. But no matter what choices she makes, each time the day ends the same: with her murder. Desperate, Heidi is forced to turn killer herself. But even with Fred dead, the nightmare doesn't end - and death comes for Heidi soon after. Now she must face a terrifying reality: escaping this loop won't come from killing Fred once. And as it turns out, Fred Preston isn't only after her either. Beneath his charm lies the darkness of a real-life inspired UK serial killer who has been preying on the weak, the voiceless and the forgotten for years. As Heidi relives versions of her life - sometimes making it days, sometimes decades - the lines blur between destiny and choice, victim and perpetrator, past and future. Heidi must not only outwit her killer, but prevent any other murders and bring him to justice, all whilst facing the ultimate question: What will it take to finally break this loop once and for all? ________ MORE PRAISE FOR VERSIONS OF A MURDER 'Once I started reading, I just couldn't stop. Intricate and intriguing, I was gripped throughout' JILL MANSELL 'I enjoyed ripping through the pages of this addictive thriller while also feeling genuinely scared by it' ZOE RANKIN 'What a sensational reading experience. I was blown away. I devoured it in a day and will be thinking about it for some time . . . I defy you to put this down once you start reading' CHRIS BRIDGES 'A gripping tale' ANNA MALONEY MORE PRAISE FOR PAULA DALY: 'The UK's answer to Liane Moriarty' CLAIRE MCGOWAN 'Kept me guessing right until the end. I devoured it' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'I always know I'm in safe hands when I open a Paula Daly novel. She's a hugely talented writer' C. L. TAYLOR 'One of the most hypnotically gripping books I've read' TESS GERRITSEN 'Riveting and page-turning' LISA GARDNER 'Yet another gripping, heartbreaking read from a brilliant writer' JILL MANSELL 'Fiendishly addictive' Guardian 'Emotional, twisty and a joy to read' MARK EDWARDS 'A clever and original thriller. Highly absorbing and full of surprises' LESLEY KARA