Author:Richard Montanari
He's watching. He's waiting. He'll stop at nothing. The second Jack Paris thriller from the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Byrne and Balzano series.
Christmas is just around the corner; the season of peace and goodwill.But this year, for Detective Jack Paris, the Christmas spirit is eclipsed by the hunt for a sadistic and twisted serial killer...
When an accused murderer is acquitted on a technicality then found dead of an apparent suicide, a spree of brutal murders terrorizes the citizens of Cleveland.This vicious and vengeful killer tortures his seemingly unrelated victims in unimaginably violent ways, leaving them all with a strange symbol carved into their flesh.
When Detective Paris discovers that these murders are the grim handiwork of one maniac obsessed with the dark side of the ancient religion, Santeria, he's pulled into a web of danger and sexual deviance.Jack must catch the killer before he kills again.But on Christmas Eve, Jack finds himself right where the homicidal maniac wants him: questioning his loyalties, facing an impossible choice, with the barrel of a gun pointing at his temple and the whole world watching...
Told at breakneck pace, with more than one truly frightening villain, and a protagonist whose tenacity in the face of evil makes him a hero for our times, you turn the pages as if your very life depends on it
—— Geoffrey Wansell , Daily MailA no holds barred thriller ... those with a yen for viscera and violence will appreciate Montanari's scalpel-like narrative skills
—— Publishers WeeklyRazor-sharp plotting with a powerful narrative ... thrills to its very satisfying end.
—— Chicago TribuneAs washed-up private detectives go, Gus Dury is compelling - he's as hard as any criminal, as twice as self-destructive.
—— William Leith , Evening StandardAbsolutely gripping - a labyrinth of violence, secrets and emotion. This is a true rollercoaster of a read.
—— lovereading.co.ukReading Reichs is always an education one way or another. There is plenty of action... but it is the detail that actually makes it gripping
—— Evening StandardBrennan is a winner, and so is Reichs
—— Daily NewsA truly impressive writer
—— We Love This BookAlex Cross is a legend.
—— HARLAN COBENPatterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.
—— MICHAEL CONNELLYPatterson knows where our deepest fears are Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.buried... there's no stopping his imagination.
—— NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWPatterson is in a class by himself.
—— VANITY FAIRSharp, sassy and guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, this is a tense thriller
—— WOMANCross is one of the best and most likeable characters in the modern thriller.
—— SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINERI love Kate's writing...a fantastic detective mystery
—— MirrorThe opening chapter of Kate Atkinson's latest book is one of the finest pieces of suspense literature you will read this year . . . addictive . . . Atkinson is back at her best
—— London Life
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