THE ROCKET-PACED SERIAL-KILLER THRILLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FROM M. J. ARLIDGE

''What a great premise! Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years'' JEFFERY DEAVER
''Wow! A gripping read from the very beginning'' 5***** Reader Review
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The girl emerged from the woods, barely alive. Her story was beyond belief. But it was true. Every dreadful word of it.

Days later, another desperate escapee is found - and a pattern is emerging.

Pairs of victims are being abducted, imprisoned then faced with a terrible choice:

Kill or be killed.

As Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation to hunt down this unseen monster, she learns that it may be the survivors - living calling cards - who hold the key to the case.

And unless she succeeds, more innocents will die . . .
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''A serial killer thriller that holds your attention from start to finish'' 5***** Reader Review


''This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo'' Judy Finnigan

Praise for M.J. Arlidge and the DI Helen Grace series:

''M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace'' Daily Mail

''Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent'' Sun

''Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless'' Sunday Sport

''Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing!'' Lisa Gardner

''A gripping debut . . . D.I. Helen Grace is a flawed but winning heroine. And, boy, the pages fly by'' USA Today

''A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that''s sure to become another bestseller'' Huffington Post