<p><b>** FEATURED ON BBC TWO'S <i>BETWEEN THE COVERS **</i></b><br><b><br>'Unlike anything else you'll read this year, <i>Sixteen Horses </i>is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible' - Val McDermid, author of <i>Still Life</i></b><br><br><b>'Totally gripping from start to finish' - Alex Michaelides, author of <i>The Silent Patient</i></b><br><b><br>'Original, beautifully written, terrifying and haunting' - Sophie Hannah, author of <i>Haven't They Grown</i><br></b><br>Near the dying English seaside town of Ilmarsh, local police detective Alec Nichols discovers sixteen horses’ heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. After forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen travels to the scene, the investigators soon uncover evidence of a chain of crimes in the community – disappearances, arson and mutilations – all culminating in the reveal of something deadly lurking in the ground itself.<br><br>In the dark days that follow, the town slips into panic and paranoia. Everything is not as it seems. Anyone could be a suspect. And as Cooper finds herself unable to leave town, Alec is stalked by an unseen threat. The two investigators race to uncover the truth behind these frightening and insidious mysteries – no matter the cost.<br><br><b><i>Sixteen Horses</i> is the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary talent, Greg Buchanan. A story of enduring guilt, trauma and punishment, set in a small seaside community the rest of the world has left behind . . .</b></p>