Book Review: Hannah Deitch delivers twisty thrills with debut novel, ‘Killer Potential'
“A Thelma & Louise for our times,” is how bestselling thriller writer Paula Hawkins describes the debut novel, “Killer Potential,” from Hannah Deitch
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Essex Boys killer Michael Steele's release blocked
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