Chapter One

Description

Title: Chapter One
Author: Michael Wood
Publisher: One More Chapter / HarperCollins Publishers, 2025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780008618582

Chapter One by Michael Wood is a psychological thriller published by One More Chapter / HarperCollins Publishers. It follows Aidan Cullen, a successful crime writer who has not left his rural home for five years after surviving a brutal attack.

Aidan’s carefully controlled isolation is shattered when a murder happens so close to his house that he can see the police lights and forensic team from behind his gates. As DS Katherine Marshall begins investigating, Aidan is pulled into a case where a series of seemingly unrelated murders may be connected by a pattern only he can recognise.

The novel blends crime fiction, psychological suspense, trauma, paranoia, and claustrophobic tension. It is well suited for adult readers who enjoy twisty thrillers, isolated settings, unreliable fear, and stories where the line between danger and imagination becomes harder to trust.