***THE TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR***

My name is Alice. I'm a police officer.

I'm trying to solve a murder on a psychiatric ward.

But I'm also a patient...

They were meant to be safe on Fleet Ward: psychiatric patients monitored, treated, cared for. But now one of their number is found murdered, and the accusations begin to fly.

Was it one of his fellow patients? A member of staff? Or did someone come in from the outside?

DC Alice Armitage is methodical, tireless, and she's quickly on the trail of the killer.

The only problem is, Alice is a patient too.

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'Fast-paced and twisting'

Paula Hawkins

'At the very least it should reach the shortlist of this year's Booker prize'

The Times

'A deeply compelling read'

Harriet Tyce

'The most cunning, complex, claustrophobic mystery'

Louise Candlish

'Immense skill and heart'

Eve Chase

'Brilliant, suspenseful, poignant, heartbreaking, surprisingly funny'

Linwood Barclay

'One of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today'

Gillian Flynn

'A world-class crime writer'

Karin Slaughter

'Mark Billingham is a master of psychology'

Ian Rankin

'Billingham is always a must read'

Harlan Coben