Bournemouth based former paramedic Daniel Cole is set to make a splash in the New Year when his debut novel Ragdoll is released February 23.

The crime thriller, following the story of Detective William 'Wolf' Fawkes as he hunts for the Ragdoll Killer, is the first of a series of three novels that was bought by Orion for a six figure sum in April. Said to the biggest crime debut of 2017, Ragdoll has been praised by Rachel Abbott as 'The best debut I've ever read' and Gregg Hurwitz as 'dark, propulsive, and surprisingly funny'.