The Second Stranger
One detective. One murderer. But which is which?
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4.0 • 28 Ratings
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Publisher Description
ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH?
'Fresh, gripping and addictive! An absolute gem' ALLIE REYNOLDS
'If there is a finer crime debut this year, it will be a surprise' DAILY MAIL
'Clever and bold' LISA GARDNER
'The book everyone's going to be talking about' KAREN DIONNE
'A brilliant debut from an excellent new voice ' MY WEEKLY
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Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits.
As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting.
When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines.
Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first . . .
And don't miss Martin Griffin's unbelievably tense and explosive new thriller, The Last Visitor, out now
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What real readers are saying about The Second Stranger
'Plenty of heart-stopping moments, twists and turns. A fast-paced story, atmospheric, intriguing, with a great ending. I loved it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I enjoyed the excellent descriptions of the hotel, weather and conditions . . . I felt every gust of wind and slammed door' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A swiftly moving and menacing plot. The remote, atmospheric and unsettling backdrop make this eerie, chilling and unpredictable suspense' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'The suspense and drama build throughout . . . Very clever and unexpected' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Griffin's taut, atmospheric debut is set at a remote Scottish lodge sandwiched between two hulking mountains. On Remie Yorke's last shift as night manager of the MacKinnon Hotel before she flies to Chile to begin a new life, she hears an alarm indicating trouble at the nearby Porterfell Prison, where her inmate brother, Cameron, died a year earlier. A fierce storm sets in, cutting the phone lines, and a man appears at the hotel's door, claiming to be a police officer named Gaines who's been injured while transporting a dangerous prisoner who's now at large. Remie lets the man in and gives him shelter, but not long after, a second man appears, also claiming to be Gaines. Remie and Jai, the hotel's lone guest, can't agree on which is the legitimate policeman; each man's argument seems to consist of equal parts veracity and elaborate artifice, and they're both kept overnight at the hotel until the storm subsides. Griffin makes the most of his strong premise: while Remie does a few foolish things that stretch credibility (including leaving her safe, locked room at one point when she's sure one of her guests is a killer), well-earned shocks and expertly calibrated suspense keep the pages turning. Griffin is a mystery writer to watch.
Customer Reviews
The Second Stranger
The synopsis does not for tell what lies within this book .
Superbly written , exceptional story . I read in one day .