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Stephen Edger

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Stephen Edger is the Amazon bestselling author of psychological and crime thrillers, including Little Girl Gone, Snatched, and the Kate Matthews series. Born in the north-east of England, he now lives in Southampton where most of his stories are set, allowing him to use his insider knowledge to deliver realistic and unsettling suspense on every page.

With books published by Harper Collins, Bookouture, and Endeavour Media, you wouldn’t believe that writing is still only a hobby for Stephen. A hobby that has seen him write more than twenty novels in the last decade, whilst balancing a full-time job with a young family.

Away from writing, Stephen loves to read anything that will keep him awake at night. He’s also a passionate advocate for cont ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 6,000 ratings · 888 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Snatched 3.83 avg rating — 1,783 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead To Me (Detective Kate Matthews, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Girl Gone 3.93 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Day (Detective Kate Matthews, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Till Death Do Us Part 3.70 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Heart (Detective Kate Matthews, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trespass (P.I. Johnson Carmichael, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Then He Was Gone 4.06 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragments (P.I. Johnson Carmichael, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remorse 3.68 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So you've spent hours/days/weeks/months/years (delete as appropriate) developing, writing, rewriting, editing, proof-reading your manuscript and you finally believe it is ready for the public to devour, enjoy and celebrate your artistry. You may publish it through traditional means (agent, publisher, long wait etc) or you may choose to jump on the "self-published" bandwagon and dream of reaching b Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Stephen Edger

Detective Kate Matthews (3 books)
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Mark Baines Trilogy (3 books)
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The Cadre Trilogy (3 books)
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I Know Who You Are

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“The little girl's name was Natalie Barrett and she had been standing in the same spot for the last twenty minutes,”
― Stephen Edger, Snatched

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“making the world ever-so-slightly safer. A world in which her daughter would grow up, hopefully never realising just how scary a place it could be.”
― Stephen Edger, Dying Day

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“The modern day police force had been so bombarded with political-correctness that most officers didn’t dare breathe in the wrong direction, for fear of offending some minority group: blacks, gays, single parents, religious types. The modern day police force truly was a diverse population of individuals. Those”
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