Fiona Erskine Books

A feminist James Bond-style thriller for fans of Killing Eve

Jaq Silver is back with a bang in this high-octane third novel in the series

As Jaq is pulled further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things take an explosive turn...

A body discovered in a disused chemical factory prompts a murder investigation that also illustrates the science of phosphates as a complex, beautiful, and integrated whole.

For fans of Killing Eve and Orphan X comes the electrifying Chemical Detective Dr Jaq Silver. Skier, scientist, international jet-setter, explosives expert. She blows things up to keep people safe. Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, Jaq stumbles across a problem with a consignment of explosives. After raising a complaint with the supplier, a multinational chemical company, her evidence disappears. Jaq is warned, threatened, accused of professional incompetence and suspended. When she takes her complaint further, she narrowly escapes death only to be framed for murder. Escaping from police custody, she sets out to find the key to the mystery. Racing between the snowy slopes of Slovenia and the ghostly ruins of Chernobyl, can she uncover the truth before her time runs out?

'TOTALLY ORIGINAL' Elly Griffiths 'A BRILLIANT BOOK' Fiona Erskine 'A COMPULSIVE PAGETURNER' Awais Khan Stella and Connie have never met and never will. So why is Stella stalking Connie's every move on social media? Stella lives with her mother, a smothering narcissist. Her world has shrunk since the terrible accident that left her a shut-in. Her days are broken up by deliveries from a courier that she always returns and by the irresistible urge to watch the life of a stranger - beautiful Connie - unfold on social media. But why is she so drawn to a woman she has never met? And what caused the accident she doesn't want to speak about? Connie is an expat living in Dubai with her partner, Mark, and their two children. On the face of it she wants for nothing and yet she fears that her husband is turning into a stranger. When she finds herself drawn into the lives of the local domestic helpers, she discovers that there are dark secrets in this glittering city. Two women with nothing in common except a twist of fate. What happens when their lives collide? *************** PRAISE FOR THE IMAGE OF HER 'A triumph' Fiona Mitchell 'A fascinating, gripping book' Sophie van Llewyn 'An eye-opener, and an evocative glimpse into two lives' Promoting Crime Fiction 'Compelling characters and a plot that just won't let you stop reading' Frances Quinn 'A gripping story about friendship, self-worth and the versions of ourselves we show the world' Woman's Own