DI Jack Lennon and DCI Serena Flanagan must join forces to investigate a series of murders reaching back decades

Rea Carlisle inherits a house from an uncle she never knew and with it a leather-bound book containing fingernails, locks of hair and a list of victims.

Horrified, Rea turns to the only person she can think of: old flame DI Jack Lennon. But Lennon has his own troubles, and they only get worse when a brutal murder places him in the crosshairs of one of the force's toughest detectives: DCI Serena Flanagan.

Lennon soon realises that running isn't an option, and an alliance with Flanagan is the only way to find a killer with nothing left to lose.

'A thriller writerat the top of his game' Sunday Independent

'Packs a real punch' Guardian

'Neville'sbest yet' Sunday Mirror

'Confirms Neville's place inthe first division of crime writers' Spectator

Stuart Nevilles first novel,The Twelve, was one of the most critically acclaimed crime debuts of recent years, winning the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best thriller.Collusion,Stolen Souls,Ratlines(shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger),The Final SilenceandThose We Left Behind(a Richard and Judy Book Club choice) have garnered widespread praise, confirming his position as one of the most exciting crime authors writing today.

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