Rock, Paper, Scissors

An abduction. An assault. Two terrible cases, and time is running out.Macey trusted the good Samaritan. She shouldn't have. Omar didn't fight back. He should have.When nineteen-year-old Macey Gallagher goes missing after a night out in Newcastle upon Tyne, DCI Cooper feels as if she is the only one worried about her. During her investigation, she unearths a disturbing pattern. Macey isn't the only young woman to go missing in the city. Then a horrifying assault lands on Cooper's desk.As Omar Ali slipped into a coma, he only had the strength to utter two words to Cooper: Bad dog.A hate crime with horrific injuries and little evidence to go on. Who was the bad dog, and why did they target Omar? Cooper must work quickly. She doesn't know who the attacker is, but he knows her. And he is watching.