You Die Next: The twisty crime thriller that will keep you up all night

Stephanie Marland · Steph Broadribb

Apr 2019 · Sold by Trapeze

About this ebook

You can run - but you can't hide...

'A highly original, gripping read that didn't let up until the final pages' CASS GREEN

'A brilliant premise' ROZ WATKINS

When a group of urban explorers stumble across a murderer's kill room in a derelict film studio, terror strikes. And when one of the group is found dead, the team realise - they're being hunted.
DI Dominic Bell is investigating the murder, but as the body count rises, time is running out. The only person who can help him is a figure from his past, Clementine Starke - but Clementine is haunted by her own demons. Can the two of them pair up to catch the killer? Or is it already too late?

A cat-and-mouse thriller perfect for fans of Sarah Hilary and Rachel Abbott. Read it if you dare!

What everyone's saying about YOU DIE NEXT...

'Slickly plotted, utterly gripping and just a little bit terrifying...' Susi Holliday

'Brilliantly creepy' Phoebe Locke

'The book to read this Spring!' Sarah Ward

Ratings and reviews

4.5 Stars Urban explorers are the big things these days. This particular group hide their true identities from everyone ... even themselves. They locate old abandoned businesses, warehouses, etc. and then film their findings for their fans. All goes well until the night they break into a derelict film studio. What they see there ends them all scattering to safety. Ultimately they decide not to go to the police, for fear they'd be arrested for illegal entry. But then there's a message on their video channel .... Who Dies Next? A short time later, DI Dominic Bell and his team are called to investigate a series of odd murders.... a jeweled dagger is the murder weapon. As the police try to piece together how these victims are related, Clementine Starke is already a step or two ahead of them. But Bell isn't taking her calls. She made a huge mistake once, and Bell fears he can never trust her again. Ultimately, Bell's decision not to have anything to do with Clementine will cause more bodies to fall. And Clementine will have to decide how fare she wants to go to help Bell find a killer. What a trip! How exciting it must be to explore places that haven't seen the light of day in many years. Just think of all the treasures one could find. One could also find themselves being hunted instead of being a hunter. This is a well written thriller with lots of twists and turns. It's a riveting look at urban exploring with credible characters. Bell and Starke are both flawed, and how they interact with each other .... it's like looking at the aftermath of a tragic car accident. Many thanks to the author / Orion Publishing Group - Trapeze / The Book Club (FB) / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this thriller. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

Stephanie Marland has worked in the University sector for over ten years and published research on how people interact and learn together in virtual environments online. She's an alumni of the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) at City University London, and an avid reader of all things crime fiction, blogging about books at www.crimethrillergirl.com. Steph also writes the Lori Anderson action thriller series (as Steph Broadribb) for Orenda Books, the first book Deep Down Dead is out now.