DC Maggie Jamieson

A dark and gripping debut crime novel – the first in a stunning new series – from a huge new talent. When three wife beaters are themselves found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet. The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood – who is connected to all three victims – is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered. And he is Lucy's husband. Now the police are running out of time, but can Maggie really believe her friend Lucy is a cold-blooded killer?

DC Maggie Jamieson's past comes back to haunt her in this dark and gripping serial killer thriller. They were abducted years ago. Notorious serial killer Bill Raven admitted to killing them and was sentenced to life. The case was closed — at least DC Maggie Jamieson thought it was... But now one of them has been found, dismembered and dumped in a bin bag in town. Forensics reveal that she died just two days ago, when Raven was behind bars, so Maggie has a second killer to find. Because even if the other missing women are still alive, one thing's for certain: they don't have long left to live...