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# Margaret Murphy

Crime and mystery writer,

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## Posts

- [Solitude, by Anthony Storr](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/solitude-by-anthony-storr/) - Shelf Indulgence review of Solitude, by Anthony Storr. This is a book to return to at different times in life for solace, reassurance, and wisdom.
- [All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-by-anthony-doerr/) - All The Light We Cannot See is one of those seductive books you don’t want to finish. Doerr’s use of language, though spare, is shot through with exquisite images.
- [Wer für das Böse lebt](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/wer-fur-das-bose-lebt/)
- [Die Stille der Angst](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/die-stille-der-angst/)
- [Warte bis es dunkel wird](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/warte-bis-es-dunkel-wird/)
- [Im Schatten der Schuld](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/im-schatten-der-schuld/)
- [Der sanfte Schlaf des Todes](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/der-sanfte-schlaf-des-todes/)
- [Das stumme Kind](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/margaret-murphy/das-stumme-kind/)
- [Schnittmuster](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/a-d-garrett/schnittmuster/)
- [Sweet Little Lies, by Caz Frear](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/sweet-little-lies-by-caz-frear/) - If, like me, you feel the need to escape the claustrophobic world of domestic noir and glimpse a broader vista, this Shelf Indulgence choice, Sweet Little Lies could be just the ticket.
- [Tenkill, by Shannon Kirk](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/tenkill-by-shannon-kirk/) - Having read Shannon Kirk’s previous works, I expected a wild ride, packed with originality, humanity, and energy. Tenkill delivers on all counts. REad the Shelf Indulgence review
- [Playing With Fire, by Tess Gerritsen](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/playing-with-fire-by-tess-gerritsen/) - Tess Gerritsen plays deliciously with form and genre in this novel : part mystery, part psychological suspense. Read the Shelf Indulgence review.
- [The Bees, by Laline Paull](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-bees-by-laline-paull/) - The Bees, by Laline Paull is informative, entertaining – and truly compelling. Read the Shelf Indulgence review.
- [Luckiest Girl Alive, by Jessica Knoll](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/luckiest-girl-alive-by-jessica-knoll/) - Compelling and harrowing, this tense debut also had some very funny moments. Read the full review at Shelf Indulgence.
- [The Boy Who Flew, by Fleur Hitchcock](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-boy-who-flew-by-fleur-hitchcock/) - This is a thrilling adventure story, packed with suspense, and perfect for fans of Philip Pullman. See the full review at Shelf Indulgence!
- [The Craftsman, by Sharon Bolton](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/uncategorised/the-craftsman-by-sharon-bolton/) - The Craftsman begins with the burial of a coffin-maker and convicted serial killer who imprisoned his victims in caskets he'd made. Shelf Indulgence review.
- [Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/jane-eyre-by-charlotte-bronte/) - Of its time, Jane Eyre was considered daring, and even contentious. Brontë completely immerses the reader in the orphaned Jane’s world. Shelf Indulgence review.
- [Fatal Inheritance, by Rachel Rhys](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/fatal-inheritance-by-rachel-rhys/) - Rooted in the Golden Age fiction of Agatha Christie, Fatal Inheritance is a pleasing tale of mystery, adventure, and romance. Full review at Shelf Indulgence.
- [A Little Death, by Laura Wilson](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/a-little-death-by-laura-wilson/) - A Little Death provides a strong sense of time and place which has become a trademark for Wilson’s later works. A spell-binding mystery.
- [Hallucinations, by Oliver Sacks](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/uncategorised/hallucinations-by-oliver-sacks/) - Professor Oliver Sacks once said the brain ‘is the most incredible thing in the universe’. This highly recommended book is all the proof you need.
- [A Pin To See The Peepshow, by F Tennyson Jesse](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/a-pin-to-see-the-peepshow-by-f-tennyson-jesse/) - First published in 1934, A Pin To See The Peepshow was inspired by the notorious ‘Ilford Murder’ of 1922, and this witty, insightful, seductive novel retains its power to shock – and is recognised as a modern classic.
- [Little Deaths, by Emma Flint](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/little-deaths-by-emma-flint/) - Pre-social media as we know it today, this Shelf Indulgence subject demonstrates the power of the media to taint and condemn in criminal investigations.
- [Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/why-be-happy-when-you-could-be-normal-by-jeanette-winterson/) - Winterson’s honesty is searing in this memoir, but never self-indulgent. There’s also playfulness here, a sage look back at a life lived to the full.
- [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon/)
- [Good Me, Bad Me, by Ali Land](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/good-me-bad-me-by-ali-land/) - It’s not often a book keeps me up till after midnight; Good Me, Bad Me was one of the rare exceptions.
- [Alone, by Lisa Gardner](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/alone-by-lisa-gardner/) - When Massachusetts State Trooper, Bobby Dodge ‘takes a life to save two lives’, he finds himself alone – pitted against a powerful judge and a wealthy Bostonian family.
- [The Panama Papers, by Obermayer & Obermaier](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-panama-papers-by-obermayer-obermaier/) - The courageous, mind-blowing work of Obermayer and Obermaier and the anonymous information who blew the worldwide use and abuse of the shadow economy wide open. Margaret Murphy
- [Ihr letzter Blick](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/uncategorised/ihr-letzter-blick/)
- [Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/mystic-river-by-dennis-lehane/) - Mystic River is Dennis Lehane's most compelling novel in a truly impressive oeuvre.
- [Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole, by Allan H Ropper](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/reaching-down-the-rabbit-hole-by-allan-h-ropper/) - Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole examines some of the more bizarre mysteries of the malfunctioning brain. Book reviews
- [The Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-lady-in-the-lake-by-laura-lippman/) - Lippman’s talent for seeing the world through her characters’ eyes is seductive and persuasive . . . A richly rewarding tale with psychological depth and hints of classic noir.
- [Negotiating With The Dead, by Margaret Atwood](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/negotiating-with-the-dead-by-margaret-atwood/) - In this edition of Shelf Indulgence, Margaret Murphy reviews Margaret Atwood's Negotiating With The Dead.
- [Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/little-women-by-louisa-may-alcott/) - Louisa May Alcott's classic, Little Women, is revisited by Margaret Murphy in this Shelf Indulgence review.
- [Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/sharp-objects-by-gillian-flynn/) - Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn, was for me the most outstanding crime & mystery debut of the last two decades.
- [Straight Man, by Richard Russo](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/straight-man-by-richard-russo/) - Straight Man, by Richard Russo is a telling satire of academic life, writing, and – dare I say it? – writers. It’s also irreverent, funny, and thought provoking. Recommended.
- [Scrublands, by Chris Hammer](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/scrublands-by-chris-hammer/) - Margaret Murphy Book reviews
- [Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/cannery-row-by-john-steinbeck/) - One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World', Cannery Row is set in Monterey, California in the Great Depression era, but it's far from depressing. Margaret Murphy
- [Paul Simon: The Life, by Robert Hilburn](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/paul-simon-the-life-by-robert-hilburn/) - Margaret Murphy
- [Twelve Women Detective Stories, by Laura Marcus (ed)](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/twelve-women-detective-stories-by-laura-marcus-ed/) - Twelve Women Detectives is an eclectic selection of stories with female detectives as central characters. Terrific for reading groups!
- [November Road, by Lou Berney](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/uncategorised/november-road-by-lou-berney/) - November Road: In this clever, stylish, atmospheric and immersive novel, Lou Berney explores the influence of the past on our future, the redemptive power of goodness, and the possibility of second chances. Masterfully written, beautifully filmic, this is a must-read.
- [The Method, by Shannon Kirk](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-method-by-shannon-kirk/) - In this Shelf Indulgence review Margaret Murphy discovers Shannon Kirk, a new and exciting voice in crime fiction.
- [Beat The Reaper, by Josh Bazell](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/beat-the-reaper-by-josh-bazell/) - This weird and wonderful creation combines the wicked charm of Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter and the visceral shock of Tarantino’s work.
- [Mr Wilder & Me, by Jonathan Coe](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/mr-wilder-me-by-jonathan-coe/) - With a roll call of film classics including Double Indemnity, Some Like it Hot, Ace in the Hole and Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder was destined to be listed as one of the Top 40 Greatest Directors of All Time. But by 1977, his star was on the wane. It is during this time that Jonathan Coe takes up the tale.
- [A Single Thread, by Tracey Chevalier](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/a-single-thread-by-tracey-chevalier/) - At thirty-eight, Violet is a ‘surplus woman’, doomed to spinsterhood. But turning her back on a life of domestic servitude, she takes a bold and perilous step. Shelf Indulgence
- [Call For The Dead, by John le Carré](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/call-for-the-dead-by-john-le-carre/) - Shelf Indulgence review of John le Carre's first George Smiley novel, by crime writer, Margaret Murphy
- [Where The Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens-2/) - In this Shelf Indulgence review, I dive into Delia Owens’s debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, which was a worldwide phenomenon.
- [Dark Chapter, by Winnie M Li](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/dark-chapter-by-winnie-m-li/) - Winnie M Li’s Dark Chapter, which examines the devastating effects of violent crime on the victim, is brave, raw and visceral.
- [Drug Wars, by Neil Woods & J S Rafaeli](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/drug-wars-by-neil-woods-j-s-rafaeli/) - Crime and mystery writer, Drug Wars, by Neil Woods & J S Rafaeli
- [In a Kingdom by the Sea, by Sara Macdonald](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/in-a-kingdom-by-the-sea-by-sara-macdonald/) - Sara MacDonald’s Cornish novels evoke the place brilliantly; it’s her home, and her love of Cornwall in all seasons is evident in her dazzling descriptions.
- [Devices and Desires by P D James](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/devices-and-desires-by-p-d-james/) - A serial killer, dubbed the “Whistler”, is stalking Norfolk’s quiet lanes in this Adam Dalgleish mystery by P D James.
- [The Hiding Game, by Naomi Wood](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-hiding-game-by-naomi-wood/) - During the rise of the Third Reich, the world is in turmoil, friendships are tested beyond their limits and trust is destroyed. Book review: The Hiding Game
- [The Pigeon Tunnel, by John le Carré](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-pigeon-tunnel-by-john-le-carre/) - Margaret Murphy The master of the spy thriller pulls no punches over the dubious goings-on post-WW2 between the British, US and German governments.
- [The Book of Sand, by Theo Clare](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/the-book-of-sand-by-theo-clare/) - The story A group of people toil across a scorching desert towards a weird shelter on stilts: the 'shuck' they call home. Shimmering on the horizon, silhouettes, recognisable as once-thriving cities from disparate continents. Now abandoned and derelict, subject to wind and the relentless scouring sand, one of them holds the key to their survival Shelf Indulgence review of The Book of Sand, by Theo Clare
- [Der Dornenmörder](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/der-dornenmorder/)
- [Der Fährmann](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/der-fahrmann/)
- [Tattoo](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/tattoo/)
- [Ristat i hud](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/ristat-i-hud/)
- [Splinter i blodet](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/splinter-i-blodet/)
- [Astillas en la sangre](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/ashley-dyer/astillas-en-la-sangre/)
- [Margaret Murphy writing tips](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/margaret-murphy-writing-tips/)
- [Carol, by Patricia Highsmith](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/carol-by-patricia-highsmith/)
- [RESEARCH – WITH MURDER IN MIND](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/research-with-murder-in-mind/) - Video recording of Margaret Murphy's interview with bestselling psychological suspense authors Jane Corry and Amanda Brooke at Perfect Crime UK
- [THE GOTHIC IN CRIME](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/the-gothic-in-crime/) - Margaret Murphy, Elly Griffiths & Rhiannon Ward on video, talk about the Gothic in Crime, from Poe to modern stories. Why do we still love weird & spooky tales?
- [Viebury Grove by Shannon Kirk](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/viebury-grove-by-shannon-kirk/) - Review of Viebury Grove, and thriller by Shannon Kirk
- [Before He Kills Again: Margaret Murphy talks to Crime Time](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/rowan-palmer-series/before-he-kills-again-margaret-murphy-talks-to-crime-time/) - Margaret Murphy talks about the book that took ten years to see the light of day, and how the encouragement of the late, great Reginald Hill spurred her on.
- [Newcastle Noir: The Doctor will see you now with Margaret Murphy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/rowan-palmer-series/newcastle-noir-the-doctor-will-see-you-now-with-margaret-murphy/) - Margaret Murphy on YouTube with Dr Noir, covering women as victims, violence against women in fiction, luck, timing and the need to adapt in publishing
- [Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/once-upon-a-river-by-diane-setterfield/) - Margaret Murphy's Shelf Indulgence review of Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- [Then She Was Gone, by Lisa Jewell](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/then-she-was-gone-by-lisa-jewell/) - Margaret Murphy's Shelf Indulgence review of Then She was Gone, by Lisa Jewell
- [Chris High reviews Before He Kills Again on Liverpool Live 247](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/chris-high-reviews-before-he-kills-again-on-liverpool-live-247/) - Chris High on Before He Kills Again on Liverpool Live, 24/7: 'You're not going to come across a more sinister, twisted nasty piece of work than the Furman.'
- [Interview on Liverpool Live 24/7](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/interview-on-liverpool-liver-24-7/) - Award-winning author Margaret Murphy talks to Pauline Daniels and Chris High about books, publishing, book marketing and founding Murder Squad
- [Murder on the Midlist](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/murder-on-the-midlist/) - Crime Writer, Margaret Murphy talks to Ayo Onatade at Shots Blog about 24 years in writing and why she founded 'Murder Squad'
- [Murder Squad - The First 20 Years](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/murder-squad-the-first-20-years/) - How a bunch of crime writing mid-listers became Diamond Geezers
- [Things in Jars by Jess Kidd](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/things-in-jars-by-jess-kidd/)
- [Flesh and Blood](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/flesh-and-blood/)
- [What is The Page 69 test?](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/what-is-the-page-69-test/)
- [Serial Killers in Fact & Fiction](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/serial-killers-in-fact-fiction/)
- [The Silence of the Lambs: seminal serial killer novel, and still one of the best](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/on-writing/the-silence-of-the-lambs-seminal-serial-killer-novel-and-still-one-of-the-best/)
- [Bluff, by Michael Kardos](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/shelf-indulgence/bluff-by-michael-kardos/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/) - Margaret Murphy is a British internationally acclaimed bestselling author of psychological thrillers.
- [The Cutting Room](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/ashley-dyer/the-cutting-room/) - The Cutting Room is the second book in the Ashley Dyer series. A forensic expert and a detective hunt down a serial killer who broadcasts his murders online.
- [Events](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/events/) - Events for crime and thriller fiction author Margaret Murphy. Includes book signings and discussions, interactive crime scene and author discussions.
- [Blood Debt by crime fiction author M.K. Murphy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/m-k-murphy/blood-debt/) - Blood Debt by M.K Murphy is a compulsive thriller. As criminal gangs rampage unchecked across London, a secretive elite squad begins a campaign of action.
- [The Scarecrow Killer](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/the-scarecrow-killer/) - The Scarecrow Killer by Margaret Murphy is a must-read 2023 psychological crime thriller full of twists. Date of publication: February 23, 2023.
- [About Me](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/about-me/) - About Margaret Murphy: a crime fiction author, published to acclaim across the US, UK and Europe. Also writing as M.K. Murphy, A.D. Garrett and Ashley Dyer.
- [Dead Man Walking](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/m-k-murphy/dead-man-walking/) - Dead Man Walking is a crime thriller book by M.K. Murphy and introduces a new protagonist, Detective Sergeant Rick Turner. Plenty of secrets and subversion.
- [International](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/international/)
- [On writing](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/my-blogs/on-writing/) - Writing tips, articles and observations by award-winning crime and thriller fiction writer Margaret Murphy.
- [Shelf Indulgence](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/my-blogs/shelf-indulgence/) - Author and writer of Darkness Falls and Weaving Shadows, Margaret Murphy recommends books across a range of styles and a mixture of new and old.
- [Ashley Dyer](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/ashley-dyer/) - Ashley Dyer is the pseudonym for prize-winning novelist Margaret Murphy working in consultation with policing and forensics expert, Helen Pepper.
- [Splinter in the Blood](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/ashley-dyer/splinter-in-the-blood/)
- [Splinter in the Blood Excerpt](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/ashley-dyer/splinter-in-the-blood/splinter-in-the-blood-excerpt/)
- [Everyone Lies](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/a-d-garrett/everyone-lies/)
- [M.K. Murphy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/m-k-murphy/) - M.K. Murphy - author of the Detective Sergeant Rick Turner crime fiction novels. M.K. Murphy is the pseudonym of acclaimed crime fiction author Margaret Murphy.
- [A. D. Garrett](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/a-d-garrett/) - A. D. Garrett Introducing A. D. Garrett A.D. Garrett is the pseudonym for novelist Margaret Murphy working in consultation with policing and forensics expert, Helen Pepper. I trained as a scientist and I’m a bit of a science geek, so I’ve always done a lot of background research — for instance I completed a year A. D. Garrett is an international crime fiction author. Books include Everyone Lies, Believe No One and Truth Will Out.
- [Books](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/) - The books of author Margaret Murphy. Margaret Murphy's novels are concerned with the psychology of both the violent criminal and the victims of crime.
- [The Lost Boy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/the-lost-boy/)
- [Margaret Murphy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/)
- [Truth Will Out](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/a-d-garrett/truth-will-out/)
- [Believe No One](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/a-d-garrett/believe-no-one/)
- [Weaving Shadows](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/weaving-shadows/) - Weaving Shadows is the dark, twisting sequel to Darkness Falls, from the pen of award winning author Margaret Murphy
- [Darkness Falls](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/darkness-falls/) - Darkness Falls - a psychological thriller by author Margaret Murphy. Clara Pascal had it all. Now she faces her worst nightmare
- [See Her Burn](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/see-her-burn/) - See Her Burn by Margaret Murphy. An eye-opening shocker of a novel from a critically acclaimed, bestselling author.
- [Before He Kills Again](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/before-he-kills-again/) - Before He Kills Again by Margaret Murphy. A dark, gritty and disturbing tale of vengeance, obsession and murder.
- [See Her Die](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/see-her-die/) - See Her Die by Margaret Murphy. The kind of crime novel that burrows under your skin and won’t leave you alone until you flip the last page.
- [Dear Mum](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/dear-mum/) - Dear Mum by Margaret Murphy. A psychological thriller with searing suspense and terror.
- [Her Husband’s Killer](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/her-husbands-killer/) - Her Husband’s Killer by Margaret Murphy. How can she convince the police she didn't murder her husband — when she doesn't know herself? Psychological thriller.
- [Don’t Scream](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/dont-scream/) - Don't Scream by crime fiction author Margaret Murphy is the third in the Detective Jeff Rickman series, set in Liverpool.
- [Dying Embers](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/dying-embers/) - Dying Embers is a psychological thriller from crime fiction author Margaret Murphy. A gripping crime novel written to critical acclaim.
- [The Darkest Hours](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/books/margaret-murphy/the-darkest-hours/) - The Darkest Hours is a psychological thriller by crime fiction author Margaret Murphy. Originally published as The Desire of the Moth.
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- [Privacy Policy](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - Privacy policy page for the Margaret Murphy website. Includes information on data collected, cookies and retention policies.
- [My Blogs](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/my-blogs/) - Blog page for crime and thriller fiction author Margaret Murphy. Includes 'Shelf Indulgence' and Writing tips and techniques.
- [Contact](https://www.margaret-murphy.co.uk/contact/) - Contact details for international crime and thriller fiction author Margaret Murphy. Includes contact form, email address and publishing rights.

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