The Date
Amazon Publishing · Paperback · July 1, 2026
What would you do if your first date ended in murder?
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy psychological thrillers with complex characters
- Themes
- psychological thriller, murder mystery, media scrutiny
- Pacing
- Mixed
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What would you do if your first date ended in murder? A year ago, after a perfect date, Miles Deverill was charged with murder. The handsome young actor became front-page news when he was accused of killing Caira Kennedy, a social worker he had just met that night. Now acquitted, Miles can’t escape the past. He tries to rebuild his life, but journalists won’t leave him alone. And then the threatening messages start—in Caira's own voice: this is not over.
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Is she still alive or is someone playing a twisted game? Desperate to escape, Miles joins friends on a remote road trip. But deep in an isolated forest, one of their group is murdered. Someone close to Miles knows exactly what happened on his date—and this time he has to face the truth. Guilty or innocent, there is nowhere left to run…
Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy psychological thrillers with complex characters
- Fans of suspenseful crime fiction involving mysterious pasts
Where it sits
| Psychological Thrillers | 87% |
|---|---|
| Mystery | 47% |
| Suspense | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Psychological Fiction
- Suspense
- Psychological Thrillers
- Authors
- T. H. Murdock
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Published
- July 1, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- psychological thriller · murder mystery · media scrutiny
- Reading lane
- Psychological Fiction