Five By Five

  • David Headley

  • Crime; Thriller

  • August 2024

    • World Rights: Penguin Michael Joseph

Just because the most dangerous criminals in society are caught and locked up, doesn’t mean they stop committing crime.

That’s where Kennedy Allardyce comes in – monitoring not just the prisoners, but also the staff.

And she’s just stumbled across her most dangerous foe yet – rumours of a corrupt guard with lethal influence. And what’s worst, it seems they’ve already realised Kennedy is on their tail.

At least one thing is giving her joy – a blossoming relationship with Molly, a beautiful, enigmatic new guard.

Wouldn’t it be awful if the killer she’s hunting turned out to be the woman she’s falling for?

“Brilliantly plotted and so tense I forgot to breathe in places ”
— Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me

Selected Praise

“Raw, brutal, claustrophobic, fast and impossible to put down. Written by someone who’s walked the walk and seen the prison system close up”
— Neil Lancaster, bestselling author of Dead Man’s Grave
“An assured debut ... Terrifyingly authentic.”
— Vaseem Kahn, bestselling author of the Baby Ganesh Agency series