138 Main Street

Author: Gavin Bell

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Crime & mystery | Thriller / suspense

Published on 7^th May 2026 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 416 pages
163mm x 242mm x 32mm | 582g

‘A fantastic premise, brilliantly executed and a great new detective duo to cherish’ Elly Griffiths‘A killer premise, beautifully executed’ C. S. Robertson‘One of the most compelling concepts I’ve read in years’ Robert Rutherford‘Taut, gripping, and ingenious’ Tony KentEvery town has a Main Street. Now every town is a target.

Four murders. Four weeks. One impossible connection: every victim lived at 138 Main Street.

FBI Special Agent Ben Walker and rookie officer Zoe Hill know the killer’s next address. But with more than seven thousand Main Streets across America, they have no idea where he’ll strike.

Then the Main Street Killer releases his manifesto - and the murders become a warning.

His threat is nationwide. His deadline is closing in. And unless Ben and Zoe can find him, the heart of every town in America will become a killing ground.

The ultimate needle-in-a-haystack thriller, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay.