Author:Michael Palmer
The wealthy and powerful CEO of a large health care company is found brutally murdered.
She is not the first to die - nor will she be the last...
A vicious serial killer is on the loose, and the victims have one thing in common: they are all high-profile executives in the healthcare industry.
As a member of the Hippocrates Society, Dr Will Grant is fighting to reclaim the medical profession from the many companies profiting wildly from controlling the delivery of care. But the doctor's determination has attracted a dangerous zealot, and soon Will finds himself both suspect and victim, a pawn in a deadly endgame.
Alongside detective Patty Moriarity, Will sets out to track down the killer.They have little to go on except for a cryptic message that grows longer with each murder: a message Grant and Moriarity must decipher if they are to save themselves becoming the next victims...
'Gripping suspense, likeable heroes and hateful villains keep the pulse pounding'
—— Publishers Weekly'Guaranteed to terrify anyone... Dynamite plot... fast-paced and engrossing'
—— Washington PostTense, original and observant
—— GuardianA writer of striking talent and originality
—— Daily MailA totally enjoyable read; truly gripping, quirky and moving
—— Time OutDeath in the Stocks is that rare and refreshing thing - a clever problem stated, developed and finally solved in terms of character
—— The TimesMiss Heyer's characters act and speak with an ease that is as refreshing as it is rare in the ordinary mystery novel
—— Times Literary SupplementFirst-rate thriller, with the imperturbable Reacher meting out his brand of justice to the villains
—— Sunday TelegraphAn unflinching suspense thriller . . . Blindsighted is a promising debut, and Karin Slaughter is a novelist to watch
—— George P. PelecanosTerrifying...rarely have the mechanics of suspense been so efficiently utilised outside a Hitchcock movie
—— DAILY EXPRESSOriginal, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children
—— Julia Donaldson , Daily ExpressA deservedly acclaimed read.
—— Time Out London'Haddon's book is a peculiar thing - a kind of James Joyce for kids - but a genre-busting gem, nevertheless'
—— The Observer'Engaging, warm, humorous and poignant at the same time'
—— The Scotsman'This book is amazing . . . A must read'
—— Martina Evans , Irish Post
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