The Craftsman Books

Optioned for television by the hit team behind KILLING EVE. ''Filled with intrigue and suspense. The Craftsman is spellbinding.'' - Clare Mackintosh ''Sharon Bolton at her absolute finest. Beautifully dark and disturbing .'' - Jenny Blackhurst ''Darkly gothic and brilliantly original , The Craftsman will have you spellbound.'' - JP Delaney ''An absolutely terrific crime novel that takes your darkest fear and makes it reality.'' - Elly Griffiths ********************** Devoted father or merciless killer? His secrets are buried with him. Florence Lovelady''s career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Glassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago. Like something from our worst nightmares the victims were buried...ALIVE. Larry confessed to the crimes; it was an open and shut case. But now he''s dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Did she get it wrong all those years ago? Or is there something much darker at play? ********************** Praise for The Craftsman ''Grisly and comeplling.'' - Sarah Hilary '' Utterly terrifying and gripping .'' - Sabine Durrant, author of TAKE ME IN ''An original, dark, and twisted tale and the words just sparkle on the page.'' - Niki Mackay ''I dare you to read it after dark. The Craftsman is a blood-chilling thriller that will cast a spell on you.'' - Mark Edwards, No.1 Kindle bestseller '' Fabulous, utterly unique storyline , that will effortlessly stand out in the crowd of thrillers. It''ll give you the creeps.'' - Helen Fields '' Pitch perfect creepiness, air punching female empowerment and sinister mysteries kept me hooked to the very last page.'' - Holly Seddon ''The Craftsman goes to some very dark places, and will have readers looking nervously over their shoulders with every page they turn.'' - Mick Herron ''A brilliant blend of rich crime thriller with a hint of the gothic. Dark, disturbing and with women who totally rock , with the Craftsman Sharon Bolton has proven herself to be a master Craftsman herself. Buy it. Read it. Tell your friends. Then sleep with the light on.'' - Sarah Pinborough

A gripping and unsettling short story set in the world of The Craftsman , from bestseller Sharon Bolton A dark moon is rising. A perfect black circle, barely visible in the night sky, the dark moon casts its void over the wind-scorched moor, over the soaring mass of a great limestone hill, and over the town that cowers in its shadow. The dark moon is the absence of moon before the slender silver crescent of the new moon appears again and people can breath a little easier. The month is March and the night is clear and cold, black as pitch. The full moon in March is known as the Worm Moon, welcome despite its ominous name, marking as it does the end of winter and the emergence of earthworms from the thawing ground. Dark moons have never been named, although they are sometimes called the dead moons. The dark moons reign over nights when people stoke up their fires, draw their curtains tighter and try to think happy thoughts. In the town of Sabden at the foot of Pendle Hill in Lancashire they usually fail. In Sabden's soot-blackened terraced houses, the sleepers' dreams darken when the moon leaves the sky. Infants wake up cold, mothers tremble with elusive fears for their children and old folks slip a little closer to death. Only the Craftsman welcomes the dark moon. Alone in the town, he is awake, and ready to start work.

AN OLD ENEMY IS LAID TO REST . . . AND A NEW CRIME IS DISCOVERED Florence Lovelady, the most senior serving policewoman in Britain, visits convicted serial killer Larry Glassbrook in prison. Larry is coming to the end of his life but has one last task for Florence: to learn the identity of the remains discovered at children's home Black Moss Manor. The town Florence escaped narrowly with her life still holds many secrets. Will she finally learn the truth? Or will time run out for her first? The latest Florence Lovelady thriller, set shortly after the bestselling first novel The Craftsman in the chilling, new series from Richard and Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton Praise for The Craftsman series 'Engaging, compulsive reading. Sharon Bolton at her best.' Rachel Abbott 'Beautifully dark and disturbing, I won't sleep well tonight.' Jenny Blackhurst 'Darkly gothic and brilliantly original, The Craftsman will have you spellbound.' JP Delaney 'I dare you to read it after dark.' Mark Edwards 'Fabulous, utterly unique storyline, that will effortlessly stand out in the crowd of thrillers.' Helen Fields ' The Craftsman is an absolutely terrific crime novel that takes your darkest fear and makes it reality.' Elly Griffiths ' The Craftsman goes to some very dark places, and will have readers looking nervously over their shoulder with every page they turn.' Mick Herron 'Filled with intrigue and suspense. The Craftsman is spellbinding.' Clare Mackintosh 'A brilliant blend of rich crime thriller with a hint of the gothic.' Sarah Pinborough