Out of the Ashes
Stalking. Arson. Murder.
Butler and West are back together… and the stakes have never been higher.
When Emily Rhodes tells her old friend DS Freya West that she’s being stalked by someone she met on a dating app, Freya promises to do everything she can. But there are no leads, and the dating site refuses to give up their data.
To make matters more complicated, DI Robin Butler is back in town, investigating a string of arson attacks that have escalated to murder. When it becomes clear that Butler and West's cases are connected, they are thrown together once more. And they’ll need their wits about them…
Because this is a killer more devious than any they’ve hunted before, and he wants to obliterate everything they hold dear.
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Louisa Scarr
Louisa Scarr, also writing as Sam Holland, studied psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She is a full-time writer, and when she's not at her desk, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes.
She is the author of the Butler and West crime series, published by Canelo Crime, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler PC Lucy Halliday, launched in 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book two and three in the series, Memorial Park and Broken House, are both out now.
Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, have been republished by Canelo Crime and are available now.
Butler & West
Butler & West consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
