M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last fifteen years, specializing in high-end drama production, including the prime-time crime serials Torn, The Little House and Silent Witness. Arlidge is also piloting original crime series for both UK and US networks. In 2015 his audio exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a No. 1 bestseller. His debut thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014. It was followed by the bestselling Pop Goes the Weasel, The Doll's House, Liar Liar, Little Boy Blue and Hide and Seek. Follow My Leader is the seventh DI Helen Grace thilller. @MJArlidge
Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years -- Jeffery Deaver Page-turningly chilling The Times Chills to the bone Daily Mail Addictive. Will have readers scrabbling at the pages as feverishly as an innocent clawing at a prison cell door Daily Express This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo -- Judy Finnigan Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent Sun One of the best new series detectives ... Mesmerizing! -- Lisa Gardner M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace Daily Mail Chilling stuff Fabulist A chilling read My Weekly A grisly, gripping thriller Sunday Mirror Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow Sunday Sport Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet -- Will Lavender