Black Heart: A totally gripping serial killer thriller

Anna-Lou Weatherley

Jan 2018 · Bookouture

About this ebook

The hotel maid opens the door to the penthouse suite. She smiles at the sweet little teddy bear sitting in the middle of the vast, luxurious bed. Her eyes drift to the nearly empty heart-shaped box of chocolates and then she spots something that sends a shiver down her spine – a blood covered note with the words: ‘My beautiful darling, I’m sorry, please forgive me.’

They’ll say it was a tragic suicide. His wife will break down into uncontrollable sobs when she hears the news of how her darling husband of nearly twenty years died. She’ll refuse to believe it.

It’ll take time for them to find the arsenic and the 21 mg of chloroform in his system. 

They’ll start to build a picture of a dangerous psychopathic woman, but I’ll make it very hard for them to find me. 

They don’t know the truth about him, about the others. They don’t know what I’ve been through.

They may think they know what I’m capable of.

But I’m only just getting started. 

An unbelievably addictive page-turner that will have you gasping out loud, tearing through the pages until you reach the final dramatic twist. Fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl and Behind Closed Doors will be totally hooked.

Read what everyone is saying about Black Heart: 

‘Wow, what a book!... I couldn’t put it down and finished it in less than a day!!... kept me page turning right to the end.’ Stardust Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Bloody hell! Give me a minute to pick my jaw up off the floor… This is an absolutely amazing start to the Dan Riley series. Black Heart has everything… had me hooked from start to finish… gripping, compelling and addictive.’ Novel Deelights, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

‘I was racing through the pages desperate to get to the next chapter… I ended up reading it all in one sitting.’ It’s All About the Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A brilliant book!! Amazing psychological twists and turns that keep on coming right to the last page. I was actually in tears… I honestly can't wait for the next one.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow… has left me wanting more, which to me is the sign of a great book!... Outstanding!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

‘Oh my lord… ticks all of those boxes for me… Weatherley dives into the mind of a psychopath and explores intuition, how people really respond to certain things, and why we can never truly trust our own judgement.’ Romantics, Rebels and Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Dan Riley is my new favorite detective.’ A Haven for Book Lovers, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Highly addictive…this really is a page-turner of a read that will leave you wanting more.’ Brew and Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow this is easily one of the best books I have read this year …  kept me turning pages unable to put the book down.’ Bonnie’s Book Talk, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So gripping I couldn't put it down so many twists and turns and a brilliant story. It left me with so many mixed emotions and I just had to keep reading it was brilliant from start to finish.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Excellent book, a fast-paced thriller with strong characters in a strong plot. A real page-turner that had me hooked. I read it in one sitting. I loved it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ratings and reviews

It's a thriller from beginning to end. knowing the killer in the beginning is a brilliant way to delve into the minds of the killer and gives a completely different spin on the normal who-done-it. I loved it from beginning to end. It's an emotional roller coaster as well as a page turner. Thank you for the ride!

Omg!! why does playbooks don't have an option of infinity stars because five starts are just so much less for this masterpiece!!🤩🤩 weatherley an outstanding job of giving us a look on the innermost thoughts of a psychopath is just awesome

Probably a good story but not my cup of tea. I prefer not knowing who the murderer is until the denouement at the end. Here you not only know who it is but also how it is done. I gave up a quarter of the way through. Some people may enjoy it, but not me as there is no mystery.