PANIC BUTTON

“A man is stood in front of me with a gun. He has a message for me and for us all. He says that he will come for us. He will come for all of us one by one. Until it is finished.”

A police officer is called to an emergency on a blazing hot day in Langthorne. He is forced to read out these words live on police radio. Then he is shot dead.

One of the tensest, most authentic police thrillers you will read this year. Full of twists and turns, you won’t want to put this down until the shocking conclusion.

Someone is killing the officers of the Langthorne Police one by one.  And in a sadistic twist he makes each victim push their radio panic button before they die, thus broadcasting their last moments to the entire force.

 And as the police face this ruthless adversary, Detective George Elms is in no fit state to help. What is the connection between ruthless former officer Ed Kavski and the wave of killings? And can their boss Helen Webb do anything to stop the carnage?

Authentic, fast-paced, and with a touch of black humour, PANIC BUTTON will have you gripped from start to finish.

PANIC BUTTON  is the stunning sequel to the best-selling BODILY HARM.

DS George Elms has lost almost everything. Now they will try to take away the little he has left.

If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Ian Rankin or Mark Billingham you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer.

THE AUTHOR

Charlie Gallagher has been a serving UK police officer for ten years.  During that time he has had many roles, starting as a front-line response officer, then a member of a specialist tactical team and is currently a detective investigating serious offences.

THE SETTING

Langthorne, typical of many smaller seaside towns dotted around the UK's coastline. Once a thriving tourist destination, where the affluent built grand seafront houses, it has suffered a hard fall from grace. Unemployment has blighted the area and so has crime. 

THE DETECTIVE

George Elms joined the police pretty much straight out of school and now in his mid-thirties, he’s been getting in the faces of criminals for over fifteen years. Well known and respected on both sides of the line he is now responsible for running a team who work the crimes that come out of one of the county’s most notorious housing estates. He is married to Sarah and they have a little girl.

LANGTHORNE POLICE SERIES

Book 1: BODILY HARM

Book 2: PANIC BUTTON

Book 3: Coming soon!