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The Supermarket Queue
Christmas shoppers came looking for bargains. One of them will never make it home.
One week before Christmas, a man is murdered while waiting in a crowded supermarket queue in Colwyn Bay. The attack takes only seconds, and the killer disappears among dozens of frightened shoppers before anyone understands what has happened.
Detective Sergeant Rachel Thompson knows it was not a random act. The victim was chosen, the timing was planned and the yellow price sticker left behind was meant to be found.
When another attack follows, Rachel is drawn into a case that feels less like an investigation and more like a trap built especially for her. The messages become personal, a key witness disappears and carefully planned police operations begin to fail.
The killer is watching every move the police make.
As Christmas approaches, Rachel must discover what connects the victims and why she has been placed at the centre of the killer’s plan. But finding the truth will mean confronting a secret from her own past—one she believed had been buried for good.
Set against the winter coastline of North Wales, The Supermarket Queue is a dark and tense psychological crime thriller about guilt, silence, revenge and the devastating consequences of one buried lie.
One week before Christmas, a man is murdered while waiting in a crowded supermarket queue in Colwyn Bay. The attack takes only seconds, and the killer disappears among dozens of frightened shoppers before anyone understands what has happened.
Detective Sergeant Rachel Thompson knows it was not a random act. The victim was chosen, the timing was planned and the yellow price sticker left behind was meant to be found.
When another attack follows, Rachel is drawn into a case that feels less like an investigation and more like a trap built especially for her. The messages become personal, a key witness disappears and carefully planned police operations begin to fail.
The killer is watching every move the police make.
As Christmas approaches, Rachel must discover what connects the victims and why she has been placed at the centre of the killer’s plan. But finding the truth will mean confronting a secret from her own past—one she believed had been buried for good.
Set against the winter coastline of North Wales, The Supermarket Queue is a dark and tense psychological crime thriller about guilt, silence, revenge and the devastating consequences of one buried lie.
239 pages, Paperback
Published May 5, 2026
About the author
Gillian Newens
22 books4 followersGillian Newens writes atmospheric thrillers about the people pushed to the edge—often women, always complex. Her Forty-Five Minute series blends memory, mystery, and time pressure in tightly-wound narratives where each second counts and the past casts a long shadow.
She is drawn to quiet places that hold dark secrets, and to characters who refuse to stay silent. Her stories are rooted in North Wales but resonate far beyond, exploring what we forget, what we bury, and what refuses to stay hidden.
Follow her latest releases here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHFHSD21
She is drawn to quiet places that hold dark secrets, and to characters who refuse to stay silent. Her stories are rooted in North Wales but resonate far beyond, exploring what we forget, what we bury, and what refuses to stay hidden.
Follow her latest releases here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHFHSD21
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May 22, 2026
A gripping tale of murder, kidnap and mystery, all set to the background of the Christmas festivities. Who else is going to die before the police can unravel the mystery?
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