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Very Nearly Dead

A crime from a lawyer’s youth comes back to haunt her as people from her past begin to be murdered in this thriller by the author of Kill Me Goodbye.

My name is Jasmine Black, and I’m an ordinary woman apart from three things:

I’m hiding a terrible secret from my youth.

My past is catching up with me.

When it does, I’ll be dead.

Jasmine Black, a thirty-four-year-old alcoholic, criminal lawyer, has a secret. At the age of sixteen, she was in a gang of youths that committed a horrendous crime. As members of the gang start being killed one by one, Jasmine fears for her life. Desperate to uncover who is responsible for the murders, Jasmine starts to investigate. But can she uncover the truth before it’s too late?

Very Nearly Dead is a gripping and suspenseful psychological thriller that’s the perfect read for fans of authors like K.L. Slater, Mark Edwards and C.L. Taylor.

A K Reynolds

Andy and Kath Reynolds are a husband and wife writing team who use the pen name A K Reynolds. As Kath doesn’t care for publicity, only Andy is pictured on our website. Kath provides the ideas for their stories and writes the introspective thoughts of their fictional characters. Andy does most of the plotting and writes the action scenes. As to their backgrounds, Kath has worked in a women’s refuge and latterly as a consultant; Andy is a former lawyer. Very Nearly Dead, a domestic noir thriller with a woman at its centre, is their debut novel. They plan to write many more.

Bloodhound Books