Hope to Die

AN ATTRACTIVE STUDENT. AN OLDER PROFFESSOR. THINK YOU KNOW THIS STORY? THINK AGAIN.

She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one of them is lying, all the same.

When an Oxford student accuses one of the university’s professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley’s team think they’ve heard it all before. But they couldn’t be more wrong.

Because this time, the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department, and the student a six-foot male rugby player.

Soon DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth. What they don’t realize is that someone is watching.

Someone with a plan to put Fawley out of action for good.

‘So twisty, so timely, so terrific’

Nicci French

‘A masterclass in twists’

Jo Spain

‘My new favourite crime series’

Louise Candlish

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‘Karma Chameleon’ words and music by George O’Dowd, Jonathan Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett. Copyright © 1983 BMG VM Music Ltd. and Concord Entertainment Ltd. All Rights for BMG VM Music Ltd. Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard Europe Ltd.

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