The Lying Man

Detective Kat Ballantyne, Book 4

A famous victim. A locked room. Dark secrets. For DS Ballantyne, murder isn’t black and white.

DS Kat Ballantyne came to the crime-writing festival for an escape. Instead she’s walked straight into a murder scene.

Moments before he’s due on stage, a famous novelist is found dead in a locked room. It looks like natural causes, but Kat sees tiny clues that suggest murder. As she investigates, she uncovers literary rivalries, personal vendettas and hidden agendas. Is there anyone who didn’t have a motive to murder Mark Swift?

As the case takes a turn for the darker, Kat finds herself in a world where the line between right and wrong is blurred. Can she bring Swift’s killer to justice? And, if so, should she?

©2025 Andy Maslen. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

He’s Brilliant

So brilliant so f*ing good. I love being drawn into Kat’s life her character and the writing just is so good I feel like I’m right beside her. I love a story that keeps me on my toes and Andy does it every time the man is an exceptional writer so I really hope the series can just keep going maybe even Alex Cross style. Performance top notch and enthralling. Don’t sleep on this series!

I’m addicted!

I can’t wait to see how these loose ends tie up! This series has me stuck wondering how it’s going to wrap up…I can’t wait!