Fresh Doubt: Book One:Episode Two

by Eva Hudson

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Madison Faber is a brilliant American psychology graduate studying at a prestigious London college. At 8.30 this morning she discovered her friend lying in a pool of blood.

Two hours later she's in police custody being questioned for murder. Although traumatized and terrified, Madison is not alone. She has Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg at her side.

Agent Skyberg works the criminal division of the US embassy in London. It's her job to rescue American citizens when they get into trouble. Unfortunately for Madison Faber, a murder charge is just the start of her problems.

Afraid the killer is now targeting her, Madison persuades Agent Skyberg to hunt him down before he strikes again.

But Ingrid is new to the embassy and fighting battles of her own. When she starts digging at Madison's college, she uncovers a sinister group operating out of the psychology department. But the local cops won't take Ingrid's discoveries seriously, forcing her to continue her maverick investigations in secret.

Up against the clock, and disobeying strict FBI protocols, Ingrid's obsession to bring the killer to justice forces her to take matters far beyond the law. So far she may never get back.

Fresh Doubt is the first in a series of thrillers set in the US embassy in London. If you liked Clarice Starling and had a soft spot for Dana Scully, you'll absolutely love Ingrid Skyberg.

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"A brilliantly-paced thriller... Perfectly balanced between character and plot. Very gripping and suspenseful" - Sophie Hannah
"It immediately draws you in... there's suspense right from the beginning" - Penny Smith
"Great dialogue" - Mark Billingham


- The Loyal A Very British Political Crime Thriller
- The Senior A Highly Unconventional Heist Thriller
- The Long A Psychological Thriller Short Story
- The Last A Hard Boiled Crime Short Story


After years of enjoying thrillers and police procedurals by authors like Lee Child and Michael Connelly, Eva was inspired to write her thriller crime novels. In 2011 she won the inaugural Lucy Cavendish fiction prize for her first novel, The Loyal Servant . The book also made it to the crime thriller final of ITV's People's Novelist Award.

Find out more about Eva at evahudson.com

59 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2014

About the author

Eva Hudson was born and raised in south London. Before taking up writing seriously at the age of 43, Eva worked as a local government officer, singer, dotcom entrepreneur, portrait artist, web designer, project manager and content editor.

In 2011 her first novel, The Loyal Servant, won the inaugural Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize from Cambridge University. The book was also shortlisted for UK TV's People's Novelist Competition.

In 2013, Eva received a terminal cancer diagnosis and this spurred her on to write the book she always wanted to read, a female Jack Reacher adventure. She created Ingrid Skyberg, an FBI agent working out the US embassy in London who's tenacious, resilient and determined, qualities Eva herself had in abundance as she went through treatment. Before she died in 2015, Eva had published four Skyberg books. She also left an unfinished manuscript and notes for future adventures with her partner and editor Jo Monroe who continues to write the series.

For more information, visit evahudson.com and follow Eva on Twitter @Eva_Hudson.