The Complete Rosa Thorn Crime Mysteries (Books 1–4)

A *COMPLETE* BRITISH CRIME SERIES FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR. FOUR BOOKS IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET!Meet Rosa Thorn.Widow, devoted mother, and amateur sleuth. In these compelling crime thrillers, she takes on London’s most sinister criminals to keep herself and her family safe from threats.Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Clare McGowen, Gillian McAllister, Patricia Cornwell, Keri Beevis, Lucy Foley and C.L Taylor.PRAISE FOR VENA CORK:‘One of those rare and energetic books you can’t put down yet don’t want to end.’ The Times‘A compelling, dark-hued psychological thriller that eerily captures some of London’s more sinister undercurrents and sense of menace.’ Guardian‘In her atmospheric novel, Cork skilfully builds a sinister feeling of menace.’ Sunday Telegraph‘An outstanding debut.’ Time OutIN THIS FOUR-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 1: THORNRosa is a struggling mother, feeling the weight of her family’s responsibilities. And then, sinister gifts start appearing at her door. Her daughter is being stalked, and the body of a young girl is found in the neighbourhood park. The threat of violence edges ever closer. Rosa must unmask the evil that’s terrorising her family.BOOK 2: THE ART OF DYINGRosa thinks she’s getting her life back together. But the death of her artist husband is just one part of a bigger picture. What connects a dead artist, an enigmatic journalist, a globetrotting millionaire and the London art scene? Rosa must strip back the layers and find out, before she meets her own grizzly end.BOOK 3: GREEN EYEA proud actress herself, Rosa is excited to see her son’s Shakespearean performance at Cambridge. But the last thing she expects is real-life tragedy. A series of chilling pranks are chalked up to student tomfoolery. But a sexual predator, partial to branding his victims, is lurking in campus corridors. Then Danny, Rosa’s son, is arrested. Whose mask is slipping? Who is the culprit? Rosa is on the case.BOOK 4: PLAYING DEADRosa Thorn and Elsie Gibson. Two successful TV soap actresses, one sour rivalry. Backstage, a real-life murder takes place, mimicking Elsie’s on-screen murder. Surely Rosa Thorn is being set up, but why? And by whom? Things go from bad to worse when other professional rivals from Rosa’s past and present are killed. It’s not long before she realises she’s not only in the frame… she’s also in the firing line.Don’t miss out on this series of utterly gripping crime mysteries. YOU GET ALL FOUR BOOKS IN THIS EDITION.READERS LOVE ROSA THORN:????? ‘The writing is masterful…the characters engaging.’A.J.A. G.????? ‘Terrific. A page-turner par excellence.’ Jane B.????? ‘I was thoroughly taken in by this book. Couldn’t leave it alone.’ Suzie W.ALSO BY VENA CORK:TOXICTHE LOST ONES