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Boy B (Cate Austin, Book 3)

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Boy B (Cate Austin, Book 3)

By: Ruth Dugdall
Narrated by: Josie Charles, Joe Pitts
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'Superbly written… The plot twists and turns on the way to a nail-biting finale. A compelling read.' The Sun

‘The eponymous young adult Ben is drawn with unflinching honesty by a writer with a masterful grasp of nuance and contradiction’ The Guardian

'Sad, chilling and horrifying, Humber Boy B is extraordinary.' Elizabeth Forbes

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A child is killed after falling from the Humber Bridge. Despite fleeing the scene, two young brothers are found guilty and sent to prison. Upon their release they are granted one privilege only, their anonymity.

Probation officer Cate Austin is responsible for Humber Boy B's reintegration into society. But the general public's anger is steadily growing, and those around her are wondering if the secret of his identity is one he actually deserves to keep.

Cate's loyalty is challenged when she begins to discover the truth of the crime. She must ask herself if a child is capable of premeditated murder. Or is there a greater evil at play?

Readers love Humber Boy B:

‘This book is an absolute page turner, a fantastic psychological thriller with the perfect amount of suspense and emotion to captivate the reader’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The book ends with a final twist that is as shocking as it is dramatic and was totally unforeseen’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I am struggling this review as it is so much better than my words can express and it stirred up so much in me, it's really a crime/psych thriller mix and it's done so well. I was immersed in this novel’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A suspenseful novel that deals with a sensitive, but timely subject matter' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

©2026 Ruth Dugdall
Crime Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
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