The Patient: The brilliantly twisty mystery with the unforgettable detective in 2026

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Tim Sullivan

The Patient

Name: The Patient
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ISBN: 9781801107747

The brilliantly twisty mystery with the unforgettable detective in 2026

Tim Sullivan

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Bloomsbury
28 February 2023

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: DS Cross

Don't miss THE TAILOR, the brand new mystery in the million-copy-bestselling George Cross series - available to pre-order now.

No fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses.

For days, George Cross notices the same woman sitting patiently in the reception of the Bristol Crime Unit. Eventually, he asks her why.

She wants to talk about her daughter’s death, officially ruled a suicide after a long history of drug abuse. But the mother insists she was rebuilding her life and had been clean for years. She knows this wasn’t suicide – someone did this to her daughter.

George doesn’t operate on hunches or gut feelings, he simply follows the evidence wherever that might take him. And the facts of this case tell him this woman was murdered.

He just has to prove it.

Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, The Patient is part of the million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, by the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.

ALSO IN THIS MILLION-COPY-BESTSELLING SERIES #1 THE DENTIST #2 THE CYCLIST #3 THE PATIENT #4 THE POLITICIAN #5 THE MONK #6 THE TEACHER #7 THE BOOKSELLER #8 THE TAILOR

CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES THE LOST BOYS THE EX-WIFE THE HUNTER THE BASKET CASE

'In DS George Cross, Tim Sullivan has created a character who is as endearing as any I’ve ever come across in this genre. His quirks are his gift, and with Sullivan’s tremendous plotting and superb writing, this series is a gift to readers.' Liz Nugent

Why readers love George Cross . . .

'A clever mystery full of tension but also humour and compassion. George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.’ Elly Griffiths 'A British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' Daily Mail

'A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum' Woman

'Truly wonderful . . . well-developed characters and an absolute star in George Cross!' Reader Review

'An entirely different type of detective in DS Cross' Reader Review

By: Tim Sullivan
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781801107747
ISBN 10: 1801107742
Series: DS Cross
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 28 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tim Sullivan is a crime writer, screenwriter and director, whose film credits include A Handful of Dust, Jack and Sarah, and Cold Feet. His crime series featuring the brilliantly persistent DS George Cross has topped the book charts and been widely acclaimed. Tim lives in North London with his wife Rachel, the Emmy award-winning producer of The Barefoot Contessa and Pioneer Woman. To find out more about the author, please visit timsullivan.co.uk

Reviews for The Patient: The brilliantly twisty mystery with the unforgettable detective in 2026

'I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time. His complexity, orneriness and dogged persistence makes for such a complete and admirable hero... The Patient is a cracking mystery, full of twists and surprises to the end' -- Stephen Fry 'Fantastic police procedurals and attention to detail' * Bishop's Stortford Independent * 'There is so much to uncover in this fantastic novel, which is written in such an open and perfectly paced way... Fantastic story with a brilliant DS. Loved it' * Frost Magazine * 'The plot is superb; clever and taut' * Belfast Telegraph * 'The fact that Cross has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder makes him just as intriguing as the murder mystery' * The Times *