The third instalment in the Emma Makepeace series is coming

I am delighted to reveal the title and covers for the third in the Emma Makepeace series… THE TRAP!

Here’s a little taster to whet your appetite…

Emma Makepeace is headed to Edinburgh for the global G7 Summit when her team is tipped off about a high-profile assassination the Russians are planning—but they have no idea who the target is. All they know is that Nick Orlov, a newly minted British citizen with strong ties to Russia in his past, is somehow involved.

With the eyes of the world on the summit, the agency assigns Emma a partner on the ground: Kate Mackenzie, a jaded Edinburgh cop who resents the implication that she needs help with her job just as much as Emma does. Despite their initial clash, Emma and Mackenzie forge a begrudging mutual respect in their hunt for a killer.

To stop the assassination in time, they have to get close—very close—to Orlov. Surrounded by the world’s most powerful political leaders in a gridlocked city, Emma must set a trap and use herself as bait.

With time running short, Emma faces the most perilous mission of her career. How far will she go to catch the killer?

Okay, okay, I know I wrote it so I’m a bit biased, but… doesn’t that sound exciting?! I absolutely LOVED writing this book in the series and I think it might be my favourite yet. It’s set in Edinburgh which is a city very close to my heart, and is, in my opinion, the perfect location for a spy thriller. It’s full of winding avenues, dark corners and treacherous stone steps – but it’s also a very modern, thriving political hub, complete with all the machinations and underhanded deeds that go with that. Delicious.

Speaking of which… aren’t these covers AMAZING? I honestly can’t decide which I like best from the US or UK cover – both of them really capture the spooky feeling of the book and the pressure that Emma is under as she gets closer and closer to— but that’s enough said for now, no spoilers here!

Anyway, I hope you love them as much as I do, and I really hope you consider pre-ordering The Trap! You can reserve your copy now from all good UK and US bookshops – there are some handy links here for some online retailers but you can also ask for it in your local bookshop!