1999

In the new installment to her historical crime series, internationally bestselling and award-winning author Val McDermid delivers a propulsive new thriller that finds journalist Allie Burns returned to investigations as she digs into the past of a notorious serial killer, a crossover character from the world of Tony Hill and Carol Jordan.

Val McDermid's best-selling novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year Award, and the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement. She is also a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award, including for the Fact Crime nominee Forensics.