The Old Religion

Martyn Waites was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. He has been nominated for every major British crime fiction award and has enjoyed international commercial success with eight novels written under the name Tania Carver.

WELCOME TO THE DARK HEART OF CORNWALL . . .

'One of the very best crime writers we have' Mark Billingham

'A chilling tale' Lee Child

'Great stuff' Mick Herron

'Full of menace and secrets' Tom Wood

'Martyn Waites is already crime fiction royalty . . . I bloody loved this book' Steve Cavanagh

He was running from his past.
She was running from her future.
Sometimes helping a stranger is the last thing you should do . . .

The Cornish village of St Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex-undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Programme hiding from some very violent people and St Petroc's offers him a chance to live a safe and quiet life.

Until he meets Lila.

Lila is a seventeen-year-old runaway. When she breaks into Tom's house she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his new identity. He also knows that Lila is in danger from the travellers' commune she's been living at. Something sinister has been going on there and Lila knows more than she realises.

But to find her he risks not only giving away his location to the gangs he's in hiding from, but also becoming a target for whoever is hunting Lila.

From an award-winning author comes a new thriller, where dark secrets hide amongst the beautiful Cornish countryside.