Sharon Bolton writes crime thrillers that combine police investigation with psychological suspense and unusual settings. The Lacey Flint series begins with Now You See Me, where a young London detective becomes involved in a murder case echoing Jack the Ripper, and continues through cases involving Cambridge students, missing children and bodies found along the Thames. Standalone novels such as Little Black Lies, set in the Falkland Islands, and The Split, set partly on South Georgia, use isolation and harsh landscapes to increase tension. Bolton's books are darker and more unsettling than cosy crime, with secrets in the protagonist's past often becoming part of the investigation. Her work fits British crime, police thriller and psychological suspense. Read more Less