One summer. One stranger. One killer…

Two bad things happened that summer:

A stranger arrived. And the first girl disappeared.

 

In the wake of the crime that rocked her community, Felicity fled, knowing more than she let on.

 

But sixteen years later, her new life is shattered by the news that a second girl has gone missing in her hometown.

 

Now Felicity must go back, to face the truth about what happened all those years ago.

 

Only she holds the answers – and they’re more shocking than anyone could imagine.

 

The heatwave is back. And so is the killer.

Don’t miss the hottest thriller of the summer – perfect for readers who loved The Holiday and The Girlfriend.

‘I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages’ Debbie Howells

‘Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it’ Jo Jakeman

‘Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you’ SJI Holliday

‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly

‘A must for crime lovers’ Woman & Home

‘A brilliant who-dunnit story with an incredible twist’ ***** Reader Review

‘I read it in one sitting’ ***** Reader Review

‘Tense, gripping, shocking, and full of fantastic twists and turns’ ***** Reader Review

‘I was hooked straight away … kept me guessing until its shocking ending’ ***** Reader Review

Reviews

Praise for The Heatwave:

‘I loved it – absorbing and wonderfully twisty. It keeps the reader guessing right up to the last pages’ Debbie Howells

‘Absolutely top-notch. So many twists it makes me dizzy thinking about it’ Jo Jakeman

‘Dark and twisted, but with sunshine and nostalgia to transport you’ SJI Holliday

‘A must for crime lovers’ Woman & Home

‘Heartstopping’ Crime Monthly

‘Dark, nail-biting … the hottest thriller out this summer!’ The People’s Friend

Praise for Katerina Diamond:

‘All hail the new Queen of Crime’ Heat

‘A page-turner with a keep-you-guessing plot’ Sunday Times Crime Club

‘Deliciously dark . . . Keeps her readers guessing throughout, as she leads us on a very secretive, VERY twisted journey’ Lisa Hall, author of The Party

‘Packed with twists until the last page’ Closer

‘Has the feeling of a nightmare come to life’ Lovereading

‘The suspense is literally out of this world’ Compelling Reads

‘A dark and twisted tale that had me gasping in fear’ Handwritten Girl

About the author

Katerina Diamond burst onto the crime scene with her debut The Teacher, which became a Sunday Times bestseller and a number one Kindle bestseller. It was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey Debut Dagger Award and the Hotel Chocolat Award for ‘darkest moment’. The Teacher was followed by sequels The Secret, The Angel, The Promise, Truth or Die and Woman in the Water, all of which featured detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey. The Heatwave is her first standalone thriller.