“Dark, edgy and compelling.”—The Times (London)
“A superior thriller.”—The Times Literary Supplement
“Seriously good.”—The Literary Review
“Reah’s best yet.”—The Observer
A missing academic and a brutally murdered prostitute. Another woman is found, floating face down, in the Humber Estuary. Two of the women had been part of DI Lynne Jordon’s investigation into the trafficking of women in Hull. But when murder claims a fourth woman, Jordon fears that something even more sinister is at hand.
Danuta Reah (a.k.a. Carla Banks) lectures in language and linguistics and researches the link between language disorders and criminal behavior—and Buff y the Vampire Slayer.
