The Dentist
The first gripping read in the unputdownable mystery series with an unforgettable detective in 2025
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Publisher Description
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.
Good detectives notice details. Great detectives connect them.
When a weather-beaten body is found on Clifton Downs, the police are quick to dismiss it as a quarrel among the unhoused community.
DS George Cross knows how it feels to be overlooked. Unwilling to do the same to others, he sets out to find out what really happened to the dead man.
As George learns about a life that slowly unravelled, his investigation leads him to a decades-old murder. The question is how are the two deaths linked – and who killed each victim?
If anyone can find the answers, it's George Cross – a man who has always felt like an outsider himself.
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, The Dentist is part of the million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, by the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.
ALSO IN THIS MILLION-COPY-BESTSELLING SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
THE BASKET CASE
Why readers love George Cross...
'A clever mystery full of tension but also humour and compassion. George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.' Elly Griffiths
'In DS George Cross, Tim Sullivan has created a character who is as endearing as any I've ever come across in this genre. His quirks are his gift, and with Sullivan's tremendous plotting and superb writing, this series is a gift to readers.' Liz Nugent
'The fact that Cross has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder makes him just as intriguing as the murder mystery' The Times
'A British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' Daily Mail
'A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum' Woman
'An excellent, excellent read' Reader Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Screenwriter Sullivan debuts with an excellent procedural centered on a neurodivergent investigator. Det. Sgt. George Cross's eccentric behavior and strict adherence to department rules grate on his colleagues, but his superior sleuthing comes in handy when an old man is found strangled in the street. The responding officers are quick to dismiss the death as a case of homeless-on-homeless crime, but Cross isn't convinced. The victim's bag, for instance, contains valuable items that Cross suggests a financially insecure killer would have stolen. He becomes fixated on the case, in part because he identifies with a victim who "was easier not to engage with, to walk past, avoid." Eventually, the dead man is identified as Lenny Carpenter, who'd been living out of a seedy hostel in recent weeks. More digging reveals that Lenny's wife, Hilary, an author, was murdered long ago, and that Lenny was declared dead years before his actual death. Realizing something larger is at play, Cross reopens Hilary's cold case and uncovers a conspiracy stretching back decades. Sullivan strikes gold his first time out, injecting investigative scenes with a cinematic flair and firmly establishing Cross as a quirky, lovable lead. Readers will be eager for the sequel.
