Innocent Guilt

a breathtaking new crime thriller that will keep you guessing

Remi Kone

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Quercus Publishing
12 August 2025

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: Leah Hutch Series

'A startling new crime writing talent!' Peter James

'Impossible to put down' Patricia Cornwell

Victim or murderer . . .

Can she discover the truth?

On a misty autumn afternoon, a woman covered in blood clutching a baseball bat walks silently into a London police station. The two officers assigned to her case are DI Leah Hutch and DS Benjamin Randle.

But the woman refuses to speak. She is not injured and the blood on the bat is not hers. What has she done? Is she the victim or the perpetrator? As Leah and Randle start their inquiry, a man is found battered to death in a nearby park. Journalist Odie Reid receives a tip off and is determined to solve the case first, trying to link this death to the woman held in custody.

Leah and Odie have history and very quickly their cat and mouse game becomes personal, leading them both to the very darkest corners of their pasts.

'Twisty, deep and human . . . I want more from these characters and this author' Lee Child

'Utterly addictive' Jo Spain

'A pedal-to-the-metal trip into the scariest places in the human mind' Christopher Brookmyre

'Breathtakingly original and completely captivating ...DI Leah Hutch is a new detective to die for' MJ Arlidge

By: Remi Kone
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781529441321
ISBN 10: 1529441323
Series: Leah Hutch Series
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

British Nigerian Emmy-nominated producer, Remi Kone has worked on a number of well-known television dramas, such as KILLING EVE, SPOOKS and LEWIS. She lives in London, and this is her first novel.

Reviews for Innocent Guilt: a breathtaking new crime thriller that will keep you guessing

A great debut - twisty, deep and human . . . I want more from these characters and this author * Lee Child * A pedal-to-the-metal trip into the scariest places in the human mind * Christopher Brookmyre * Breathtakingly original and completely captivating. A stunningly assured debut. DI Leah Hutch is a new detective to die for * MJ Arlidge *