DCI Kate Daniels tackles two apparently unconnected events in the third novel in the series.

Four a.m. on a wet stretch of the A1 and a driver skids out of control. Quick on the scene, Senior Investigating Officer Kate Daniels and partner DS Hank Gormley are presented with a horrifying display of carnage and mayhem that quickly becomes one of the worst road-traffic accidents in Northumberland's history. But as the casualties mount up, they soon realize that not all of the deaths were a result of the accident . . . In a seemingly unconnected incident on the other side of town, a house goes up in flames and its two inhabitants become charred corpses. But it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems, and Kate and her colleagues are always one step behind a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want. 'Brutal and engaging. Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart' Peter James 'If proof were needed that Hannah's DCI Kate Daniels is a great addition to the crime scene, then here it is' Peterborough Telegraph Follow Mari Hannah on Twitter at twitter.com/ mariwriter www.marihannah.com

Deadly Deceit is Mari Hannah's third gripping crime novel featuring DCI Kate Daniels.

Four a.m. on a wet stretch of the A1 and a driver skids out of control. Quick on the scene, Senior Investigating Officer Kate Daniels and partner DS Hank Gormley are presented with a horrifying image of carnage and mayhem that quickly becomes one of the worst road traffic accidents in Northumberland’s history. But as the casualties mount up, they soon realize that not all deaths were as a result of the accident . . .

On the other side of town a house goes up in flames, turning its two inhabitants into charred corpses. Seemingly unconnected with the traffic accident, Kate sets about investigating both incidences separately. But it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems, and Kate and her colleagues are always one step behind a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Continue the criminal investigation series with Monument to Murder.