A Deadly Likeness: The 2023 Yorkshire Crime Thriller

In the new Murder in Yorkshire crime novel by Lesley McEvoy, a serial killer is at large in Yorkshire, cutting off one victim's body part to leave with the next. Dr. Jo McCready, a forensic psychologist and profiler, is called in to help the police catch the killer. Twenty-five years ago, another serial killer, Jacob Malecki, murdered fifteen people using the same method. Malecki is now locked up in prison, but who is the copycat killer? Jo must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with both killers to catch the other before more people die.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Zaffre

The utterly gripping new Murder in Yorkshire crime novel by the brilliant Lesley McEvoy - for fans of Happy Valley.

A serial killer is at large in Yorkshire, cutting off one victim's body part to leave with the next. The police turn to forensic psychologist and profiler Dr Jo McCready, who knows the killer's M.O. all too well. Twenty-five years ago, notorious Yorkshire serial killer Jacob Malecki murdered fifteen people using the same method, and Jo provided the profile that led to his capture. But with Malecki locked up in prison, who is the copycat killer? As the bodies pile up and the police get desperate, Malecki offers to help with the case. After all, who better to find a copycat than the original? Now Jo must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with both killers. Can she use one to catch the other before more people die?

Praise for Lesley McEvoy's Murder in Yorkshire crime series:

McEvoy really knows her stuff. - IAN RANKIN

This book really got its hooks into me. Highly original and whipsmart on detail, I devoured it in one sitting - PETER JAMES

Such a clever, twisted crime thriller - SAIMA MIR

There are plenty of twists in this gripping read - YORKSHIRE TIMES

Weight: 360g
Dimension: 130 x 200 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838776565