The Last Thing to Burn

A dark and brilliant new standalone thriller from a rising star in the crime genre. He is her husband. She is his captive.

Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields.

Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to the UK: no one knows she is there.

Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen. Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn't like what he sees, she is punished.

For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight.

Now, she is watching him, and waiting ... Praise for Will Dean's storytelling:'Loaded with atmosphere, brilliant on setting' Mark Billingham'The best thriller I've read in ages' Marian Keyes'Atmospheric, creepy and tense' C. J.

Tudor'Memorably atmospheric' Guardian'Impressive' The Times'Crackles along at a roaring pace' Observer