The Maze

When the body of a man is found in the countryside outside Dundee with a gun in his hand, DI Dania Gorska dismisses suicide in favour of murder. Italian voice coach, Luca Terranova, in the city to search for his missing twin brother Piero - a fashion designer whose clothes are on display at the V&A there - confirms that the dead man is indeed Piero.

Searching for a motive for the murder, Dania''s investigation leads her to Alderwood Manor Maze with its famous moving statues and hedges. Who was the person Piero was seen shouting at in the Maze? Could this be his killer? The McGarry family, who live at the manor harbour secrets of their own, and the more Dania delves into the case, the more she finds herself trapped in a maze of lies.

But it is when Marek, Dania''s investigative journalist brother, takes a trip to Italy and uncovers the history of the Terranova family that Dania learns the shocking truth - a truth that will put her in mortal danger . . .

Praise for Hania Allen

''Nicely nasty in all the right places . . . The story rattles along until bringing the curtain down with an unnerving twist'' Craig Robertson

''A fresh new find for crime fans ... the plot is intriguing, the characters are well drawn, and the end comes with an unnerving twist. Extremely readable'' Sunday Post

''Captivating characters and an intriguing plot. A great new find for crime fans'' Lin Anderson

''Pitch-perfect . . . a witty, tense crime novel written in a highly readable style'' Russel D McLean