The Advent Killer

The Advent Killer is the electrifying debut thriller from British author, Alastair Gunn. Christmas is coming. One body at a time. Three weeks before Christmas: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is drowned in her bathtub. One week later: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is beaten savagely to death, every bone in her body broken. Another week brings another victim. As panic spreads across London, DCI Antonia Hawkins, leading her first murder investigation, must stop a cold, careful killer whose twisted motives can only be guessed at, before the next body is found. On Sunday. When the clock strikes one . . . A terrifying British debut thriller, The Advent Killer introduces DCI Antonia Hawkins, with the second in the series coming from Penguin in 2014. Fans of Chris Carter and Richard Montanari should be paying attention. Praise for The Advent Killer : 'A truly terrifying debut novel' My Weekly

About the author

Alastair Gunn is an experienced magazine journalist. The Advent Killer was his first novel in the series featuring DCI Antonia Hawkins, followed by My Bloody Valentine and The Keeper, which was published in April 2017.

Alastair lives in Hertfordshire with his fiancée, Anna.

Summary

Three weeks before Christmas: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is drowned in her bathtub. One week later: Sunday, one a.m. A woman is beaten savagely to death, every bone in her body broken. Another week brings another victim.

Report

A truly terrifying debut novel My Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Gunn
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9781405914444
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-1444-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Antonia Hawkins; Detective Inspector Antonia Hawkins; DI Antonia Hawkins; Antonia Hawkins; Detective Inspector Antonia Hawkins; DI Antonia Hawkins; Detective Inspector Antonia Ha
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery fiction