Fearless female lead, Casey Benedict, is on a hunt to expose the person behind a shadowy international organisation responsible for thousands of ruined lives: the latest gripping read from the winner of the CWA Steel Dagger award for Best Thriller

'SUPERB' TELEGRAPH 'YOU EITHER GOT IT OR YOU DON'T ... WATT ABSOLUTELY HAS' THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'THE FINAL CHASE SCENE ... IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE READ' OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH _______________ Only a journalist goes where even the police fear to tread... Casey Benedict, globe-trotting star reporter at London paper The Post, is tenacious, fearless, inventive – and still in recovery after her last major story jeopardised her life, and all of those close to her. Invited to spend the day at the races, she sees a man being hunted across the racecourse. A horrified Casey intervenes to save his life – and in doing so finds herself face to face with her next major investigation. From London to Budapest, from snowy mountain retreats to glitzy Mediterranean coastal resorts, Casey is on a desperate hunt to find the person behind the shadowy organisations responsible and expose them to the public before anyone else’s lives are lost. _______________ READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE END OF THE GAME: 'Her best yet' 'Really has it all, outstanding characters and great suspense' 'Fascinating and exciting' A TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2023 SELECTION

"'Superb [...] As Benedict’s investigation sees her hopping ever more frenetically around Europe, her musings on the dubious ethics of her profession give the story an edge of moral ambiguity, helping to make this the thinking person’s action-thriller of the season" - The Telegraph

"This is clever, intriguing, fast-moving writing, with a protagonist who won’t let go of a story. The final chase scene, involving a chair lift across snowy mountains, is one of the best I’ve read" - Observer, Thrillers of the Month

"Benedict may have more compunction than some real-life hacks, but the rare combination of ethics and thrills in this series remains potent, climaxing here atop a cable car in the Alps. You either got it or you don't, and for my money, Watt absolutely has" - The Times, Book of the Month

"Praise for The Hunt and the Kill: Casey is fierce, obsessive and brilliant" - Observer

"Praise for The Hunt and the Kill: In the gutsy Casey [Holly Watt] has created an unstoppable yet entirely credible modern heroine" - The Times