Author Adam Croft to release sixth book in Rutland crime series

An author’s latest crime novel will be available to buy locally a month ahead of its general release.

No Way Out is the sixth book to be published by Adam Croft in his Rutland crime series.

The latest story sees lead character DI Caroline Hills called to Hambleton Peninsula where a body has been found after a storm.

With the storm cutting off the only road in or out, detectives realise the killer must still be on the peninsula.

The subsequent investigation uncovers a web of romantic entanglements, hidden motives and a mysterious newcomer but when the road reopens and a second body is found, the stakes are raised and the investigation takes a deadly turn.

Keen to support independent bookshops, Adam has chosen to release the book a month early in selected stores around Rutland and Stamford. Signed copies of the book will be available to buy locally and directly from Adam’s website on Friday, October 25.

Local stockists include Barrowden and Wakerley Community Shop, Bourne Bookshop, Budgens Uppingham, Collyweston Community Shop, Edith Weston Village Shop, Hunt's Bookshop, Oakham Castle, Oundle Bookshop, Rutland County Museum, Rutland Garden Centre at Ashwell, Rutland Water Nursery, Spalding Bookshop, Ryhall Post Office, Snapdragon in Oakham, Rutland Water (Sykes Lane) and Whissendine Village Shop.

The general release date for No Way Out is Friday, November 29.

The Rutland crime series started in 2020 and Adam is hoping for similar success to the other five books - What Lies Beneath, On Borrowed Time, In Cold Blood, Kiss of Death and Moment of Truth.

No Way Out will also be available as an audiobook early next year, narrated by Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne.