Author: Sam FrancesCrime & mystery | Thriller / suspensePublished on 4th December 2025 by Headline Publishing Group (Headline Accent) in the United Kingdom as part of the 'DS Alice Washington Thriller' series.Paperback / softback | 416 pages 198mm x 131mm x 29mm | 292g 'This book should come with a warning: once you start you won't be able to stop reading! I am still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor' Reader Review ? ? ? ? ? Ten years since she was pushed. Now someone is back for the rest...With tensions between the police and public at an all-time high, a music festival during a heatwave is the last thing DS Alice Washington needs. Especially when she learns that the headline act is infamous rock band The Dolls, appearing for the first time since the lead singer Ris was pushed to her death.It was an open-and-shut case: Ris's best friend was witnessed committing the crime by hundreds of people. But when The Dolls start receiving death threats, Alice is forced to re-examine the events leading up to Ris's murder. Was it really just teenage jealousy, or is there something more sinister beneath the surface?As the threats escalate, Alice must race to uncover the truth before someone else gets hurt. Because while Ris's killer has been behind bars for ten years, it's clear someone is still out for blood.Readers are LOVING One by One:'Gloriously twisty storytelling . . . I'm already craving more!' NAOMI WILLIAMS 'I absolutely LOVED this book . . . original, fast-paced, brilliantly plotted and full of dark humour, it's absolutely one of my favourite reads of this year' DANIEL AUBREY 'Captivating and infectious' KATHRYN SHARMAN'Manages to be both edge of your seat and laugh out loud at the same time' CHRIS BRIDGES'Crackling with tension . . . I cannot WAIT to get my hands on anything else she writes!' G.D. WRIGHT'I raced through this!' KINGSLEY PEARSON
