The Second Stranger is a gripping British crime thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page. From debut author Martin Griffin, this novel offers a tense, locked-room mystery set in the remote Scottish Highlands during a deadly blizzard. Perfect for fans of twisty suspense and atmospheric storytelling.
Product Information: ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH? 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 . . .
Other Information: Martin Griffin is an exciting new voice in the crime genre. Before turning his hand to writing, he was a deputy headteacher and a doomed singer who was once asked to support The Fall on tour, a gig he had to decline having only composed two good songs. Martin lives in Manchester with his wife and daughter.
