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An intense and fast-paced thriller which you won't be able to put down!
G.D.Wright has done it again! Steve, our protagonist, runs into a burning house and is hailed as a hero. However as the story progresses all is not as it s... READ MORE
A fabulous thriller
I absolutely loved this author’s first book, After the Storm, so I knew I would love this too, and I was right. Into the Fire is addictive, tense, gripping... READ MORE
Synopsis
'Gripping' JANICE HALLETT
'Gut-wrenching' M. W. CRAVEN
'Devastating' JACKIE KABLER
'Compelling' JO CALLAGHAN
**DON'T MISS AGAINST THE TIDE, THE NEXT BOOK FROM G.D. WRIGHT, AVAILABLE NOW**
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One heroic act rips a small town apart in this unmissable summer thriller, perfect for fans of Andrea Mara and Ann Cleeves.
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HE RUNS INTO THE FLAMES A HERO.
Steve thought he had left his troubled past behind. Living a quiet life with his wife and children, everything changes the night he rescues a baby from a burning house, becoming an unexpected national hero.
HE EMERGES FROM THE ASHES A SUSPECT.
But as the spotlight shines brighter, so does the scrutiny, and a shocking accusation is made – that Steve is the man responsible for an unsolved murder in Beachbrook years prior.
BUT WHICH ONE IS HE REALLY?
As his world unravels, public opinion is firmly divided. Steve pleads his innocence, but DS Sue Willmott is determined to get to the bottom of what really happened all those years ago.
After all, even heroes hide secrets of their own.
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AUTHORS LOVE INTO THE FIRE‘A relentlessly pacy, gripping, and deeply moving story with a twist that hits like a sledgehammer.' LISA JEWELL
'A gripping tale that explores the flip side of heroism, and a rollercoaster ride you will not want to get off!' JANICE HALLETT
'Move over, crime giants, there’s a new giant in town!' JO CALLAGHAN
‘A remarkable book. Genuinely gut-wrenching and never lets up on pace, plot or tension.’ M. W. CRAVEN
‘A novel that picks you up and sweeps you along to the most harrowing, devastating conclusion; I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ JACKIE KABLER
‘A tour-de-force of pace, nerve shredding tension, and heartbreaking emotional heft. Just astonishingly good!' NEIL LANCASTER
'A relentless surge of suspense from the first page to the shattering finale. G. D. Wright’s writing draws you in and doesn’t let go – an awe-inspiring talent.’ D. S. BUTLER
‘An emotional rollercoaster of a thriller with a shocking finale.’ SARAH CLARKE
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008702434
- Number of pages: 448
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mm
- Weight: 300g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allEdge-of-your-seat emotional rollercoaster!
Into the Fire is a complete edge-of-your-seat emotional rollercoaster. I was not fully prepared for what it threw at me!
The writing is impeccable, des... READ MORE
A Story of Redemption
I really enjoyed After The Storm so I looking forward to reading the next book by this Author and I wasn't disappointed .The story poses a number of questi... READ MORE
Filled With Raw Emotion Throughout The Chapters
Steve thought he had left his troubled past behind. Living a quiet life with his wife and children, everything changes the night he rescues a baby from a b... READ MORE
Edge-of-your-seat emotional rollercoaster!
Into the Fire is a complete edge-of-your-seat emotional rollercoaster. I was not fully prepared for what it threw at me! The writing is impeccable, descrip... READ MORE
GD Wright proves he’s a Must-Read Author
GD Wright proves he is a Must-Read Author
GD Wright has done it again!
From the very first page, I was completely engrossed. This is one of those books where you tell yourself, just one more cha... READ MORE
Amazing!
Wow! This book is gripping and a real page turner. Excellently written, great characters, great plot and a great twist! This is G D Wright’s second book an... READ MORE
Stunning
Stunning does not come close to describing this read!
Brilliantly written, all human emotion is here.
This is a long book at over 400 pages but it does n... READ MORE
A heart-pounding rollercoaster that will have you hooked from the first page to the last!
Settle in and hold on tight - Into the Fire is an extraordinary rollercoaster of a book that will keep you gripped from start to finish.
I absolutely lo... READ MORE
Gripping crime drama.
Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and author for an early read of this gripping crime drama. I'd read and enjoyed G.D. Wright's first novel (After the ... READ MORE
A stunning follow up to After The Storm
I’ve just finished Into The Fire and I’m completely blown away. Picking up this novel after loving Gary’s debut, After the Storm, I was already invested in... READ MORE
Gripping crime drama.
Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and author for an early read of this gripping crime drama. I'd read and enjoyed G.D. Wright's first novel (After the ... READ MORE
A tense thriller of a family facing devastation
A couple strolling home after a perfect evening walk into a living nightmare when they come across a burning inferno. Without thinking the husband races to... READ MORE
Struggled with characters.....
This is my second book by this author. His writing style is deep and uncomfortable due to the content and I struggled from page one. The chapter layout is... READ MORE
A heart-pounding thriller
Into the Fire has taken bookstagram by storm. And after reading it I can tell you that it deserves every bit of the hype. A story of heroism, secrets, reck... READ MORE
From hero to zero
This had the feel of a tv drama series. A pretty dramatic opening and then an outrageously bold ending. Steve is hailed a hero for rescuing a baby from a f... READ MORE
Hit and miss
Into the Fire started well with a brilliant description of a fire and the rescue of baby Jack by Steve the main character. Unfortunately for me from there ... READ MORE
Great
Well what a book this was. This is the second I’ve read by this author and I absolutely love their style of writing and the tension the book builds up till... READ MORE
One of my favourite thrillers of 2025
Steve runs into the flames as a hero, and emerges as a suspect…. But which one is he really?
This was a slow burn, mysterious thriller that really ramp... READ MORE
A phenomenal read
Without a shadow of a doubt this is hands down one of my TOP reads of the year so far! What a rollercoaster ride of a book! There are so many things that I... READ MORE
Good emotional drama
The second novel by G D Wright again featuring DS Sue Willm0tt . After a local man rescues a child from a house fire he becomes the centre of attention bot... READ MORE
Another brilliant book by G.D Wright
Just finished Into the Fire by G.D. Wright and I honestly can’t stop thinking about it. After the Storm was one of my favourite reads of 2024 so I was real... READ MORE
Prepare to be shocked...
Halfway through reading this and you think, yes can see how this pans out. Wrong! The final part of the book is a classic page turner and a shocker. The au... READ MORE
Ingenious and compelling
My second G.D. Wright novel and most definitely not my last. Initially a slow burn (no pun intended) the pace builds to such a crescendo, you will want to ... READ MORE
Filled with emotion and poses questions about right and wrong
Wandering home after an evening socialising with his wife and friends Steve Minchin spots a house on fire. Without hesitating he plunges into the burning h... READ MORE
Suspenseful
Into the Fire started at a good pace but then slowed down so much I almost lost interest but by the time Steve returned from his journey up north the pace ... READ MORE
Emotional Crime Drama
Steve rescues a baby from a burning building one day and quickly becomes a national hero. But soon this thrusts secrets from his past into light, those tha... READ MORE
Another excellent novel
Steve is hailed a hero after saving a baby from a fire but Stave has a secret which come out as his life starts to unravel. Told in multiple viewpoints and... READ MORE
I read it in one sitting, keeping me awake late at night as I just couldn't bear to put it down before I'd finished it all.
This review isn't going to be as long as others because it's hard to fully review it without spoilers and you need to go into this blind I think.
How do... READ MORE
Fantastic!
Oh … my …word! This story is about a normal man who is a good husband and a wonderful father, and I was rooting for him right from the start. I could fee... READ MORE
Page Turner
⚠️This novel contains themes that some may find upsetting, including: house fire, murder, abandonment, child death & bereavement, mental illness, & child s... READ MORE
LOVED IT!!
Thank you to G D Wright for an early signed & dedicated review copy of this book.
He first appeared on my radar thanks to Jo Callaghan 'tweeting' about th... READ MORE
A tense, captivating, tightly-plotted crime drama.
G.D. Wright has done it again and written another gut-wrenching, absorbing, completely addictive second novel to rival his debut of 2024!
Into The Fire ... READ MORE
A dark and shocking thriller
Steve is a family man with a loving wife and two young children aged 7 and 4. They live in Beachbrook, a seaside town on the South Coast where Steve owns a... READ MORE
Fantastic read
Steve lives a quiet life. He is not on social media, and he never talks about his past. But that all changed when he runs into a burning building and rescu... READ MORE
Into the Fire
Steve Minchin is just a normal husband, father and local business owner until the night he rushes into a burning house and leaps from an upstairs window wi... READ MORE
Slow-burn but worth sticking with it!!
Whilst I found the first half of this book a little more on the slow side, the second half more than made up for it!
From the outset we find out that Stev... READ MORE
Fast paced
On the way home from a night out with friends, Steve smells smoke and rushes towards a burning house, Saving a baby he is hailed a hero by everyone but he ... READ MORE
Into the Fire
What starts off as being an heroic rescue for Steve turns into his worst nightmare when his ugly past rears its head... On a night out with hi missus and t... READ MORE
Excellent
Stunning does not come close to describing this read!
Brilliantly written, all human emotion is here.
This is a long book at over 400 pages but it does... READ MORE
Very Enjoyable
Into the Fire is the second book from G D Wright and it builds on the promise of the debut one delivering an excellent thriller which kept producing twists... READ MORE
An excellent, well written thriller.
This is a very emotional read, filled with raw emotion and brilliant characterisation. I really felt for Steve, from hero to zero in a split time frame. Th... READ MORE
Another stunning story from GD Wright!
Woah! I’m feeling a bit shell shocked and stunned after finishing reading G D Wright’s new book. I thoroughly enjoyed his first book, After the Storm, last... READ MORE
Unputdownable!
Wow! What a story! I really liked the debut book by this author After the Storm and this one is even better. Set in the same coastal town and with a couple... READ MORE
Five stars!
Into the Fire by G. D. Wright is a gripping and emotionally charged thriller that explores the weight of the past and how quickly life can unravel when lon... READ MORE
Shocking and dramatic
Steve is a national hero. After rushing into a burning house and saving the life of a baby everyone wants to congratulate him. However, he couldn’t save th... READ MORE
Great, unique storyline, love it!
This is the author’s second book and, having read his debut book, I was wondering how he was going to follow it - it was so thought provoking and engaging,... READ MORE
A brilliant page turner
I really enjoyed this book, my first by the author.
The book tells the story from a multi POV, which I loved right from the start. I think it always work ... READ MORE
Emotionally intense crime drama.
'Into The Fire' is an emotionally intense crime drama. It has a suspenseful build-up to Steve's heroic act and subsequent downfall, which is detailed and i... READ MORE