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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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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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Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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