Time has ticked by and the day is finally here…

“Queen of Crime” Mel Sherratt’s second book in her paperback series, Tick Tock, is published today by HarperCollins / Avon.

This is the second book of Mel’s DS Grace Allendale series that will be published in paperback, following Hush Hush, which was released in October this year.

In honour of Mel’s publication day, Avon are running a giveaway where you can win a copies of the new crime series, with an Olivia Burton watch. Enter here.

Mel is also doing a Facebook Live event at 12:30 today where she will talk to her editor, Helen Huthwaite, about all things that make her new novel tick.

Tick Tock features the same plucky protagonist as Hush Hush, DS Grace Allendale, who has become a firm favourite of Mel’s large following:

Since 2012, Mel has acquired a large following of dedicated readers, and has been praised by the best in the business:  “There are a lot of young crime writers that I’ve just met for the first time. There’s one called Mel Sherratt – she’s very interesting” Ian Rankin, multi-award winning crime writer.

Mel has sold over one million copies since she started writing; she was shortlisted for the prestigious CWA (Crime Writer’s Association) Dagger in Library Award 2014 and was on the list of Stoke-on-Trent’s 100 most influential people.

TICK…

In the city of Stoke, a teenage girl is murdered in the middle of the day, her lifeless body abandoned in a field behind her school.

TOCK…

Two days later, a young mother is abducted. She’s discovered strangled and dumped in a local park.

TIME’S UP…

DS Grace Allendale and her team are brought in to investigate, but with a bold killer, no leads and nothing to connect the victims, the case seems hopeless. It’s only when a third woman is targeted that a sinister pattern emerges. A dangerous mind is behind these attacks, and Grace realises that the clock is ticking…

Can they catch the killer before another young woman dies?

Mel has already received some brilliant reviews:

“A terrific read!”  Martina Cole

“Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension” Rachel Abbott

“Fans of Martina Cole will love this” Katerina Diamond

Mel Sherratt writes gritty crime dramas, psychological suspense and fiction with a punch – or grit-lit, as she calls it. Shortlisted for the CWA (Crime Writer’s Association) Dagger in the Library Award 2014, she finds inspiration from authors such as Martina Cole, Lynda la Plante and Elizabeth Haynes.

Mel is the next author to be featured in our author interview series. You can view it here.