'An amazing writer’ <b>FRANCES QUINN</b>

'Callaghan writes with such intelligence; interspersing humour with moments of utter heartbreak’ <b>NIKKI SMITH</b>

An outstanding talent<b> JANE CASEY</b><br />  

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‘A new force to be reckoned with in crime’ <b>DAILY MAIL</b><br />  

'This series just gets better and better in every way. The juxtaposition of a compelling story and characters with complex ethical questions is brilliantly done. A must read' <b>JENNIE GODFREY</b>

‘A crime writer of exceptional quality. She has a rare gift for characterisation, plotting, pace and knows who to keep the readers turning pages late into the night. Absolutely do not miss’ <b>STEVE CAVANAGH</b>

Pre-order BODY OF LIES, the brand-new thriller in the Kat and Lock series, coming Spring 2026.

THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT – BUT AT WHAT COST?

Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found on a Warwickshire farm. But as they work to identify the victim and their killer, the discovery of a second body begins to spark fears that The Aston Strangler is back. 

When DCS Kat Frank is accused of putting the wrong man behind bars all those years ago, AIDE Lock – the world's first AI detective – pursues the truth with relentless logic. But Kat is determined to keep the past buried, and when she becomes the target of a shadowy figure looking for revenge, Lock is torn between his evidence-based algorithms and the judgement of his partner, with explosive results.

When everything hangs in the balance, it will all come down to just how much an AI can learn, and what happens when they do…

PRAISE FOR JO CALLAGHAN:

'This series just gets better and better in every way. The juxtaposition of a compelling story and characters with complex ethical questions is brilliantly done. A must read' JENNIE GODFREY
‘A crime writer of exceptional quality’ STEVE CAVANAGH
‘A new force to be reckoned with in crime’ DAILY MAIL
'An outstanding talent’ JANE CASEY
'Callaghan writes with such intelligence; interspersing humour with moments of utter heartbreak’ NIKKI SMITH
'An amazing writer’ FRANCES QUINN

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Kat and Lock return in this gripping suspense procedural from the author of In the Blink of an Eye, the Sunday Times bestseller, winner of the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. 

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781398535558
Publisert
2026-01-15
Utgiver
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

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Biografisk notat

Jo Callaghan works full time as a senior strategist, carrying out research into the future impact of AI and genomics on the workforce. She was a student of the Writers' Academy Course (Penguin Random House) and was longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition and Bath Novel Competition. After losing her husband to cancer in 2019 when she was just forty-nine, she started writing In the Blink of an Eye, her debut crime novel, which explores learning to live with loss and what it means to be human. She lives with her two children in the Midlands, where she spends far too much time tweeting as @JoCallaghanKat and is currently working on further novels in the series.