Leave No Trace, Jo Callaghan
Leave No Trace, Jo Callaghan
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Leave No Trace

Author: Jo Callaghan

Narrator: Rose Akroyd

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2025


Synopsis

From the bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye comes an inventive thriller that pits algorithms against experience, logic against instinct, and one undetectable killer against two extraordinary detectives.
 
“Unswervingly gripping and scary, and at the same time beautifully tender and humane.”—Nicci French, author of Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

When the body of a man is found crucified at the top of a hill in the British Midlands, AIDE Lock—the world’s first AI detective—and Detective Kat Frank are thrust into the spotlight as they are given their first live case. When a second body is found, the police issue an extraordinary warning to local males aged between thirty and forty years old:

• Avoid drinking in pubs.
• If you insist on going to a pub, do not leave alone.
• And definitely do not leave a pub with a stranger.

With the national media and local men in an uproar, Kat and Lock have to combine their instincts and algorithms to catch the killer before they can strike again.

About The Author

Jo Callaghan works full time as a senior strategist, carrying out research into the future impact of AI and genomics on the workforce. She was a student of the Writers’ Academy Course at Penguin Random House, and was longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition and Bath Novel Competition. After losing her husband to cancer in 2019 when she was just forty-nine, she started writing In the Blink of an Eye, her debut crime novel, which explores learning to live with loss and what it means to be human. She lives with her two children in the British Midlands.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on August 23, 2024

We were first introduced to Kat and Lock in “In The Blink Of An Eye”-the author’s debut novel-a MUST READ if you enjoy Police Procedurals! See review: [URL not allowed] DCS Kat Frank is a widowed single mother who trusts her instincts. So, she has her doubts when she is chosen......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on April 26, 2024

I’ve been waiting for this a long time, and it was worth the wait. It was engaging and the characters spoke to me. The AI angle was still intriguing, it gives the series an edge. Well done!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 20, 2025

Well ✅ finished this long winded at times, this was so drawn out I nearly DNF saying that I did enjoy the first half of this book but the last the AI feel lost me , I love Kat & Aide plus her crew… will I continue this series well I am still pondering that. I listened to the audio version narrated by......more

Goodreads review by Sheyla ✎ on March 02, 2025

Why can't AIDE Lock be real? Detective Kat Frank and AIDE Lock are back together in Leave No Trace. After solving a cold case, Detective Kat feels lonely. She recently became a widow, and with her beloved son now away at university, she’s alone in their house so close to the Christmas holiday. She kno......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on February 18, 2024

Last year I loved Jo Callaghan’s Blink of an Eye and have been eagerly awaiting the follow up. And it is finally here… what an incredible police procedural drama once again! i just love Kat and her honesty, her passion for her job and her son. Lock once again had me laughing out loud with his words......more


Quotes

“[An] interesting dichotomy of instinct and algorithm.”—TODAY

“A thrilling ride with a twist of tech . . . this book is your next obsession.”—The Seattle Times

“Compelling.”—Criminal Element

“A smart, agile, immaculately plotted and moving thriller that is unswervingly gripping and scary, and at the same time beautifully tender and humane.”—Nicci French, internationally bestselling author of Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

“Jo Callaghan has done it again with this intricately plotted, humorous, and incredibly moving thriller.”—Laura Marshall, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Good Place to Hide a Body

“A brilliant, rapidly paced and plotted thriller. Couldn’t put it down. Another masterpiece.”—Imran Mahmood, author of Finding Sophie

“Callaghan’s riveting sequel to Blink of an Eye . . . tweaks the traditional British detective story just enough, freshening up a well-worn formula without attempting to fix what isn’t broken. This series deserves a long life.”Publishers Weekly

“[The] big reveal is unlikely to be foreseen by even the AI-abetted reader. This thriller may feature state-of-the-art AI, but its solid craftsmanship is timeless.”—Kirkus Reviews