ONE STEP TOO FAR

'Propulsive, adrenaline-fuelled, terrifyingly real' Clare Mackintosh

'Will have you flipping pages at breakneck speed, guessing and gasping' Linwood Barclay

'It's not often that a thriller so deeply casts us into the darkness of both nature and the human heart ...Terrifying, primal, and very, very tense' Kirkus Starred Review

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IF HE NEVER LEFT THE WOODS, WHERE DID HE GO?

A young man disappears during a stag weekend in the woods. Years later, he's still missing.

But his friends who were with him that day are still searching for him. Still hunting for answers.

They hike deep into the wilderness.

With them is missing person specialist Frankie Elkin.

What they don't know is that they are putting their own lives in terrifying danger, and may not come back alive...

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'Gardner's latest continues to excel; instinctual, tragedy-driven Frankie is one of crime-fiction's most intriguing new sleuths' Booklist

'Fascinating details on cadaver dog training as well as on camping and tracking in difficult terrain complement the suspenseful journey as it winds towards its surprising conclusion' Publishers Weekly Review