The Devil's Smile: The Chilling Crime Novel from Bestselling Author Daniel Sellers

By Daniel Sellers

October, 1995. Adrian Brown's second year at Leeds University is a blur of throbbing bass line and neon-lit nights out. However, a violent encounter with a man he met in a basement club has the power to sober him up.
Sheila Hargreaves, who has grown fond of Adrian following their brush with the infamous Lollipop Man, has written a book about the murders and is busy with a new TV show, Yorkshire CrimeTime. And then her erratic co-presenter Tony Tranter goes missing, and his body turns up riddled with stab wounds. Could his death be linked to recent violent attacks on men?

Moving from dark city corners to the glare of the TV studio lights, Sheila and Adrian find themselves on the trail of another killer.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DXQX925P
• ISBN13: 9780749032760
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Length: 352 Pages

Customer Reviews

Crime thriller

1995 Leeds. Sheila Hargreaves is a joint TV host of Yorkshire CrimeTime with Tony Tranter and journalist at the Yorkshire Press. University student Adrian Brown is exploring the world of gay bars and is still traumatized by their experience with the Lollipop Man. Then Tony winds up murdered against the backdrop of violence against gays. Together they get involved in the investigation as things get more and more complex. I requested and received a temporary uncorrected proof copy from Allison & Busby via NetGalley. Avail Aug 21, 2025 #TheDevilsSmile by @danielsellersauthor #TheYorkshireKillingsBk2 @AllisonandBusby #NetGalley #CrimeFiction #Yorkshire #NewsMedia #rainbowcrimes #violence #psychologicalthriller #knifecrime