Awards

• Long-listed for Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger Award 2019

Overview

An international thriller featuring a female journalist who stumbles upon a dark conspiracy, and her determination to follow the clues, no matter how far that takes her. Casey Benedict, star reporter at the Post, has infiltrated the lives and exposed the lies of countless politicians and power players. Using her network of contacts, and her ability to slip into whatever identity suits the situation, Casey is always on the search for the next big story, no matter how much danger this might place her in, or what the cost might be, emotionally. Tipped off by an overheard conversation at an exclusive London nightclub, she begins to investigate the apparent suicide of a wealthy young British man whose death has left his fiancée and family devastated. The young man's death, however, is only the tipping point of a much more sinister and dangerous scandal involving the world's most powerful leaders and magnates—men who are gathering in northern Africa for an extreme and secret hunt. With fellow reporter Miranda and combat veteran Ed by her side, Casey's determined hunt for the truth will take her from the glitz of St. Tropez to the deserts of Libya and on to the very darkest corners of the human mind.

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At its heart this is a first-rate Fleet Street novel... equally good on the spy-like ploys used by undercover hacks as it is on tensions and teamwork in the newsroom. --The Sunday Times (London) To the Lions demonstrates Watt's understanding of the world her characters inhabit, from the newsroom to the foreign locations. The novel gets straight into the action and it's good to have a tough female lead for this kind of story, a traditionally male preserve. --NB Magazine Sensational! I loved it. Superbly plotted, and what a brilliant series lead! A sure hit. --Clare Mackintosh, internationally bestselling author of I Let You Go, I See You, and Let Me Lie This book is astonishing. Containing the most horrific concept for a crime novel I've ever encountered, it manages also to be beautifully written and tragic. It made me question the value we put on human life and consider what it means to be human. Utterly unforgettable. --Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths An amazing book ... Completely riveting ... A breath-holding roller coaster of a read, which opens doors and windows into the way the world is that are genuinely shocking. --Manda Scott, author of A Treachery of Spies Tightly plotted, frighteningly plausible and packed with insider-knowledge, To the Lions is an astonishing debut. Holly Watt has written something really special. --M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show This fast-paced thriller follows journalist Casey Benedict on a dark trail of murder, political corruption and lies in a well-told tale that grabs from the very first page. --i Magazine A most promising debut from a new British author ... Much derring do and insights into the journalistic life blend to make this thriller a fast and involving read, with a heroine not always adept at balancing private and public life and all the more likeable for that. --Crime Time blog At its heart this is a book about the nature of human evil in the modern world. Watt spends time covering the vast gulf between rich and poor, but the book never feels preachy. Instead it's powerful and effective and made me think more than a thriller has for a while. Make no mistakes though, this is a thriller. It's a page turning tour de force told with passion and conviction and one of the most impressive debuts I've read for a while. --Criminolly blog Startling, emotive and frightening focus on what two brilliant investigative journalists uncover ... Gripping, intense, horrifying- this is an absolutely brilliant read. --Breakaway Reviewers

Author Information

As an investigative journalist, Holly Watt has written about the refugee crisis, traveling to Libya, Lebanon, and Zaatari refugee camps in Jordan, and covered stories ranging from the Panama Papers to chasing modern-day pirates in the Indian Ocean. She has written for the Sunday Times, the Telegraph, and the Guardian. She lives in London. To the Lions is her first novel.

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