JOFFE BOOKS ACQUIRES GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE BY FORMER JOURNALIST MAX MANNING

Joffe Books has acquired the gripping new psychological suspense by Max Manning, The Killer in Me, plus one more. The Killer in Me will publish in eBook and paperback in winter 2022.

Max Manning is a former national newspaper journalist. He started his career as a crime reporter on local newspapers in Essex, England, covering police investigations and murder trials. He later went on to work for several national newspapers in London. He is the bestselling author of psychological thrillers Now You See and Don't Look Now.

In The Killer in Me, Liv Miller is still grieving the death of her sister, killed in a hit-and-run. The driver confessed and was convicted, but he’s going to be released from prison any day now. Soon he’ll walk free while her sister is dead. Liv is struggling with that knowledge when suddenly her world turns upside down. She volunteers to take part in a study of the brains of violent criminals, as a ‘control’ sample of a ‘normal’ brain. That’s when she learns she has all the classic abnormalities of a high-level psychopath. Suddenly Liv’s head is crowded with possibilities. Dark thoughts. Twisted opportunities. Maybe it’s time to embrace her secret self. Maybe finding out she’s a psychopath is the push she needs to exact revenge . . .

“I know readers won’t be able to put it down till the stunning conclusion”

— Emma Grundy Haigh

Max Manning says: “I am thrilled to be working with Emma and the rest of the talented team at Joffe Books. I am already a big fan of many of their highly successful authors and delighted to have found the perfect home for The Killer in Me.”

Emma Grundy Haigh says: “I'm thrilled to be publishing Max Manning’s chilling new thriller. The Killer in Me is an unputdownable foray into a world of loss, grief and simmering fury that explores the simple question: what would you do if it turned out you had the mind of a psychopath? I needed to find out and I know readers won’t be able to put it down till the stunning conclusion either.”

Hannah Todd says: “I am so delighted to unite Max and Emma for the publishing of these amazing new thrillers. Emma’s enthusiasm for these books, her publishing acumen and marketing insight, paired with Max’s fantastic pacey writing and plots means it’s truly a dream team!”

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