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Chris Merritt

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Website

http://www.cjmerritt.co.uk

Twitter

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Genre

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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Jo Nesbo, Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, William Boy ...more

Member Since

August 2018

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Hello! I'm a British author whose crime thrillers combine psychology, suspense, and characters you care about.

All my novels are set in London, where I live. My first trilogy starred Zac Boateng and Kat Jones, two detectives motivated by family, who tackle organised crime and police corruption. LAST WITNESS, the second Boateng and Jones book, reached #13 in the UK Kindle chart in 2019.

My second series features detective Dan Lockhart - an ex-soldier with a missing wife - and psychologist Dr Lexi Green, an American living in London. These novels are darker, more psychological serial-killer cases, with romantic relationships as a central theme.

I began writing fiction in 2014, after previous careers as a diplomat, based in Iraq and Jerusalem, an ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 9,806 ratings · 952 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Knock Knock (Detectives Lockhart and Green, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 5,150 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Home 3.83 avg rating — 1,842 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who's Next? (Detectives Lockhart and Green #2) 4.35 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Witness (Detective Zac Boateng #2) 4.09 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Souls (Detectives Lockhart and Green #3) 4.40 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bring Her Back (Detective Zac Boateng #1) 4.03 avg rating — 524 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life or Death (Detective Zac Boateng #3) 4.35 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Committed 4.29 avg rating — 55 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NEW-The New Home: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LA Portfolio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Detectives Lockhart and Green (3 books)
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December 2021 General Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in December?

The Shadows by Alex North

56 votes, 36.4%

The Cumberland Killers: A Kentucky Mystery by James Aura

38 votes, 24.7%

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

20 votes, 13.0%

Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

15 votes, 9.7%

You Say Goodbye by Keith Steinbaum

14 votes, 9.1%

Bring Her Back by Chris Merritt

11 votes, 7.1%

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