Deception: A gritty, action-packed gangland thriller from Edie Baylis

by Edie Baylis

The explosive second book in a BRAND NEW gritty, action-packed vigilante thriller series.Trust is always a gamble. The truth can destroy everything.Lara Bryant has agreed to work with Tiger Shoreham to bring their shared targets down. Together, they have one destroy the enemies who have torn their lives apart, as well as the lives of others around them.

But trust is a luxury neither of them can afford.

As Tiger’s deranged brother escalates his campaign of attacks, paranoia spreads through every alliance. Tiger is dubious about everything and everyone – none more so than Lara’s true intentions. His reticence to act could well prove to be his ruin.
But when a missing piece of Lara’s personal jigsaw emerges, who should she believe?

Her last shred of hope or Tiger?

The wrong decision could cost lives.
It could also cost everything.

But what if Lara is right?

Time is ticking and the wrong people could win...

417 pages, Paperback

Published September 22, 2026

About the author

Over the years Edie has worked all over the UK, as well as in several other countries and has met a lot of interesting people - several of whom have supplied ideas for some of the characters in her books! She has now settled back in central England with her partner and children, where she is pursuing her writing.

Edie writes gritty gangland and urban fiction and her series so far include her latest - the Elimination series, the Scarred series, the Allegiance series, the Retribution series, Hunted series and Downfall series.

When she isn’t writing, Edie enjoys reading and is a self-confessed book hoarder. She also enjoys crochet and music as well as loving anything quirky or unusual.

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