Cut And Shut

By: Peace, Jonathan

Book 3 in the Louise Miller Series

June, 1989. A night of chaos leaves three boys dead.
A stolen car. A fatal crash. A tragedy written off as reckless stupidity.

But Detective Constable Louise Miller isn't convinced.

In the aftermath, as shock turns to anger across Ossett and neighbouring Dewsbury, Miller finds herself at the centre of a case that refuses to sit still. What looks like a straightforward accident begins to unravel-thread by thread-into something far more deliberate.

Then two Muslim brothers are brutally attacked.

And the connection is impossible to ignore.

As a gritty investigation unfolds, Miller-alongside WDC Elizabeth Hines and psychologist Karla Hayes-begins to uncover a pattern of interconnected crimes that point to a deeper, more dangerous truth. Beneath the surface of a divided community, resentment has been building-quietly, persistently-until now.

This isn't random violence.

It's organised. Escalating. And someone is behind it.

In a dark urban landscape where tensions are rising and trust is fragile, Miller must navigate a hostile environment, a resistant system, and the growing threat of a deadly conspiracy that risks spiralling beyond control.

Gritty, fast-paced and unflinching, Cut And Shut is a dark British police procedural set in 1980s Britain, perfect for readers who love female-led detective investigations, layered mysteries, and hard-hitting crime thrillers, and for fans of Lin Anderson (Rhona MacLeod); Ian Rankin (Rebus) and M.W Craven (Poe & Tilly).

Continue the series in Book 4 'TIL IT BLEEDS (out June 2026)

"a superb thriller set in brilliantly evoked 1989 Yorkshire." BRIAN PRICE author of Fatal Blow

"taut, evocative writing " DEB'S BOOK REVIEWS

"shocking, dark and disturbing." LYNDA'S BOOK REVIEWS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY1M5NKX
• ISBN13: 9798235689978
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Jonathan Peace
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"