Matthew Frank The Woman Who Fell

The masterfully-crafted new crime thriller, featuring haunted army veteran and Detective Constable Joseph Stark EXTRAVAGANT WEALTH. HIGH ART. MURDER . . . ‘The best book in the Joe Stark series by far. A truly brilliant mystery that builds to a thrilling climax’ - JAMES BENMORE ‘Stark is on top form in this twisty tale . . . a deeply satisfying read’ - SARAH HILARY ---- Lucinda Drummond, art history expert, was beautiful, clever, successful and loved. When she is found at the bottom of her museum's Tulip Staircase during the pinnacle event of her career, people are as shocked as they are suspicious. Who could have wanted her dead? Detectives Joe Stark and Fran Millhaven are quick on the case, leading them into a world of high art and extravagant wealth that proves far more twisted than they could have imagined. As the bodies begin to mount, and the case grows ever more complex, Stark and Fran must race to discover the perpetrator – before the next victim falls . . . ---- ‘A gripping thriller, packed with dark twists and unexpected turns which kept me guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of Slow Horses ’ - JESSICA BULL PRAISE FOR MATTHEW FRANK: 'Tense and twisty . . . completely gripping. I ignored children, a ringing phone, hunger, everything just to devour the last hundred pages' Karen Perry, Sunday Times bestselling author of Your Closest Friend 'A clever compelling spiderweb of a plot ' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife 'Seriously good . . . a tightly plotted thrilling page turne r of a book' James Oswald , author of the Inspector McLean series