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About the book
Publication Date : 13th July 2026
Publisher : Wonky Willow Publishing
Genre : Crime / Thriller
Page Count : 386 pages
Series / Standalone : Book 1 in the Philippa Fraiser Detective Series
Blurb
Baz Swoon is on the brink of the biggest deal of his life when two brutal murders shatter rural Maine — and all the evidence points straight at him.
His wife, Melanie, already wary of his secrets and long absences, questions the man she thought she knew.
Detective Philippa Fraiser heads south to North Carolina, and together with Lieutenant Marquez, they uncover a pattern too precise to be a coincidence.
Someone is orchestrating the perfect frame — always one step ahead.
As Baz’s world unravels, his reputation, marriage, and freedom hang by a thread. But the deeper Philippa digs, the clearer it becomes. This isn’t just a setup.
The killer is studying everyone
About Alistair Birch
Alistair Birch is a thriller writer and occasional poet, penning silly and poignant rhymes. After two stints with separate publishers, he turned indie in 2024, producing a nineteen-eighties psychological thriller, The Evil Within, followed up by a co-authored epic historical thriller, The Girl from Berchtesgaden.
The re-release of his two-book, modern action thriller series, Shadow Pursuit and Shadow Play, came next and in 2026 he’s begun a new US-based detective procedural series. Book one is called Two States One Killer with the sequel, Cold Vein, well into production.
Outside of writing, Alistair works in IT and has volunteered as a facilitator in a mental health charity. He loves to cook, and occasionally head out for a run.
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