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The ferociously readable, #1 bestselling crime thriller that led to the much-loved ITV show... 'Wholly satisfying' Ian Rankin

Young girls are disappearing nationwide

Dr Tony Hill sets his team a task: find a link between the cases.

Only one officer comes up with a theory, but it's too wild... that…

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1 author picked The Wire in the Blood as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It was recommended to me as being one of the best crime books available and it is very skilfully written. I didn't like the world that I was taken into and found certain aspects too violent but the overall effect was true to life.

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