Deadly Games: A heart-pounding thriller. Gripping, twist-filled, and impossible to put down.

· Boldwood Books Ltd
Ebook
416
Pages
Eligible
This book will become available on November 21, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this ebook

Discover the BRAND NEW breathtaking, unputdownable thriller from bestselling author Tom Bale. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Simon Kernick! ⚠️

'Very clever and very nasty. Tom Bale is back. With a vengeance.’ - bestselling author Luke Jennings

It wasn't just a fall.

It was a game...

And Freddie Manning lost.

Grieving father Harry Manning is determined to expose the dark secrets behind the party that cost his son his life. The courts ruled it an accident, but Harry is certain that Nathan Webb is responsible for Freddie's death, and he will do anything to prove it.

As Harry seeks revenge, he finds an unlikely ally in Nathan’s wife, Erin. Nobody knows better than Erin Webb just how violent Nathan can be, but her own private torment compels her to help Harry. Even when it means putting both their lives on the line.

Together, can they uncover the truth behind that deadly game...

... a truth someone will kill to keep buried? 🩸

Praise for Tom Bale:

'Tom Bale is one of the best British thriller writers around.' Simon Kernick

‘Wow!! This book is incredible. I did not know what to expect from one page to the next. My kindle couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Needless to say, I read this book in one sitting. The "need to know" was greater than the need for sleep. And it was so worth it. This is a book that needs to be on your must read list.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘Abandon everything else because it is impossible to put down! Trust me, I read for 6 hours straight, kidding myself, just one more chapter, until it was suddenly 5am!!!! Tom Bale really does know how to reel you in!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘Grips you from the get-go and you don’t want to let go until the end!!!... Hold onto your hats, you’re in for one hell of a ride.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘An incredible, unable to put down novel! I read this in one day because I just couldn’t stop!... So many twist and turns that I was in shock! The ending was my favourite by far!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for one heck of an adrenaline rush! This book starts off fast and never really lets up. From the opening event to the wrap-up, I was enthralled and couldn’t read fast enough.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

About the author

Tom Bale was born in Brighton in 1966. He left school at eighteen and worked a number of jobs before starting a career in the insurance industry. He managed a claims office in Yorkshire for five years before returning to Sussex for a far more rewarding – and exhausting – stint as a househusband. After years of collecting rejections slips, his publishing breakthrough came in 2006 and he has now been a full - time writer for more than fifteen years. His books have sold more than half a million copies and been translated into various languages. An avid reader of crime and thrillers, he lives on the Sussex coast where he loves to cycle, swim in the sea and spend time with his grandchildren.

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