Dancing on the Grave: CSI Grace McColl & Detective Nick Weston Lakes crime thriller Book 1 (Revised)
In one of the most beautiful corners of England something very ugly is about to take place.
A sniper with a mission...
a young cop with nothing to lose...
a CSI with everything to prove...
a teenage girl with a terrifying obsession...
There's a killer on the loose in the Lake District, and the calm of an English summer is shattered.
For newly qualified Crime Scene Investigator Grace McColl, it's both the start of a nightmare and the chance to prove herself after a mistake that cost a life.
For Detective Constable Nick Weston, recently transferred from London, it's an opportunity to recover his nerve after a disastrous undercover operation left him for dead.
And for a lonely, loveless teenage girl, Edith, it's the start of a twisted fantasy--one she never dreamed might come true.
Formerly published as a standalone novel, this self-contained story is now the first in a three-book series. Book 2, BONES IN THE RIVER is published May 2020.
Praise for DANCING ON THE GRAVE and Zoë Sharp
"Dancing On The Grave is a dark, tense read that caught me off guard. The author takes us on an exhilarating ride full of twists and turns that had me clinging on to every word. Brilliant book and highly recommend it." Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews
"The quality of Sharp's writing and the frequently changing points of view, all clearly contained within separate chapters, drive the story on at a relentless pace... Dancing On The Grave is a thriller that delivers on all levels. I found it impossible to walk away until I knew the end of the story." Linda Wilson, Crime Review
"No one writes this kind of book better than Zoë Sharp. If you haven't read one of her books before, the only question is 'why not?'" Ted Hertel Jr, Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
"This book is the perfect place to start if Ms. Sharp is a new author to you... The first chapter grabs you immediately, and you suddenly find yourself hooked." Sara Weiss, Literal Addiction
"Ooooooh-eeeee! What an incredible treat it was to read this action-packed thriller! Set in Cumbria/the Lake District, the reader is taken on a whirlwind ride of retribution, fear, manipulation, vulnerability, conflict, truth, mental health issues, vengeance, lost souls and the search for the truth. I bloody LOVED it!" Noelle Holten, Crime Book Junkie
"This is a dark drama but a highly compelling one, unexpected, beautifully done and intelligently plotted." Liz Barnsley, Liz Loves Books
Reader reviews:
"One of those books which you read with increasing disbelief, thinking to yourself, I REALLY WISH I HAD WRITTEN THAT!"
"I hugely recommend this. If you're off on your holidays it's the perfect, action-packed page-turner."
"A fresh take on the police procedural with a lot of keen observations."
"A brilliant yarn."
"I read books largely for their characters and this is what kept me turning the pages with this one (I read it in one night) and also what puts it a cut above your usual."
"The landscape is almost a character in its own right."
"The story moves at a cracking pace and the two main characters are supported by an impressive cast, all of whom felt fleshed out."
"Highly recommended!"
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"Scarily good."--Lee Child
"I'm used to cool, hard killers--in fiction that is--but I don't think I've ever come across a cool, hard killer as vulnerable as Edith Airey... Bisley-grade crack-shot, she could drop you at half a mile..."--John Lawton, bestselling author of the Inspector Troy and the Joe Wilderness thrillers
"DANCING ON THE GRAVE is a thriller that delivers on all levels. I found it impossible to walk away until I knew the end of the story."--Linda Wilson, Crime Review UK
"Male and female crime fiction readers alike will find Sharp's writing style addictively readable."--Paul Goat Allen, Chicago Tribune
"Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know. She delivers dramatic, action-packed novels with characters we really care about."--bestselling author, Harlan Coben
"This is hard-edged fiction at its best."--Michele Leber, Booklist starred review for FIFTH VICTIM
"I loved every word of this brilliant, mind-twisting thriller and even yelped out loud at one of the genius twists."--bestselling author, Elizabeth Haynes, on THE BLOOD WHISPERER
"This is a dark drama but a highly compelling one, unexpected, beautifully done and intelligently plotted."--Liz Barnsley, Liz Loves Books
"Superb."--Ken Bruen, bestselling author of the Jack Taylor series, THE GUARDS, BLITZ
"This is a straightforward, no holds barred, thriller. No one writes this kind of book better than Zoë Sharp."--Ted Hertel Jr, Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
"DANCING ON THE GRAVE is a dark, tense read that caught me off guard. The author takes us on an exhilarating ride full of twists and turns that had me clinging on to every word. Brilliant book and highly recommend it."--Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews
"I highly recommend this series!"--Ian Rankin on Charlie Fox
"If you don't like Zoë Sharp there's something wrong with you. Go and live in a cave and get the hell out of my gene pool! There are few writers who go right to the top of my TBR pile--Zoë Sharp is one of them."--Stuart MacBride, bestselling author of the Logan McRae series
"I bloody LOVED it!"--Noelle Holten, Crime Book Junkie
"The twisting relationships which happen throughout this book will make you sit up and take note, make you think long and hard about the rights and the wrongs of what happens, and make you realise nothing is ever as simple as it seems... I loved the pairing of Nick Weston and Grace McColl." --Jen Lucas, Jen Med's Book Reviews
"Dancing on the Grave is an excellent read which deals with the psychology of the characters as well as the forensics of the crimes. It is both suspenseful and disquieting, clearly demonstrating Sharp's true skill as a writer." --LJ Roberts, It Is Purely My Opinion
"Everything I'm looking for in an action thriller--the exhilarating pace is driven by the changing narrative perspectives with each voice clearly defined, the drama is compelling, characterisation superb and the perplexing mystery sits well alongside a thoughtful exploration into what drives people to commit such terrible acts."--Karen Cole, Hair Past A Freckle
