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The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
Imagine your worst fear – and then meet your worst nightmare… Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked, decapitated body of a priest. Carefully positioned, legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest’s head has been replaced by that of a dog. Later, the forensic team discover that, on … Read More The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, revenge, review
The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two parallel wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face – while she was … Read More The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, revenge, review
The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two parallel wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face – while she was … Read More The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
Menacing texts lead to murder in an English village, in this unmissable, witty mystery by the Dagger Award–nominated author of A Most Unusual Demise. May Morrigan is in her bookshop one morning when she—and everyone else in the shop—receives an anonymous text. It contains a reference to a Shakespeare quotation—and seems to be aimed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The next morning, … Read More A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
Fresh from the scandal at Hampstead County PD, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray works a complex double-homicide that points to a killer on a murderous rampage and a shattering series of discoveries that could end her career … The shocking sequel to the addictive, twisty, bestselling Black Reed Bay… Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force … Read More Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they … Read More The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
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Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
They’re the housemates from Hell… When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou O’Dowd heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin, and preparing for the only job she can find … working at a halfway house for very high-risk offenders. Two killers, a celebrity paedophile and a paranoid coke dealer – all out on parole and all sharing their … Read More Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
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Written in Blood by Chris Carter
A serial killer will stop at nothing… His most valuable possession has been stolen. Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. #WritteninBlood @simonschusteruk Facebook @carterchris Instagram @chriscarterbooksofficial @AnneCater #RandomThingsTours Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like all the others. But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins. A journal ends up … Read More Written in Blood by Chris Carter
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The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler
A gruesome discovery unravels a dark trail of murder and madness. @CharlieTyler17 #CryOfTheLake #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours A six-year-old girl sneaks out of bed to capture a mermaid but instead discovers a dead body. Terrified and unable to make sense of what she sees, she locks the vision deep inside her mind. Ten years later, Lily is introduced to the charismatic Flo and they become … Read More The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler
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