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A young girl is found in a deserted playground, mute from the horrors she has survived. The case connects with two burned bodies, and a sinister message found by DCI Eve Clay.
About the author
Mark Roberts was born and raised in Liverpool, and was educated at St. Francis Xavier's College. He was a teacher for twenty years before becoming a writer. He is the author of What She Saw, which was longlisted for a CWA Gold Dagger. Visit www.markroberts.net
Summary
Before night falls, someone will die...
In a deserted playground, a young Czech girl cowers by the swings. She has been missing for eight days. No-one knows what she has seen, and she is refusing to speak.
DCI Eve Clay is on her way to meet the girl, when another case is called in. Two migrant workers are dead, and a sinister message has been discovered at the scene: killing time is here, embrace it.
How long does Eve have before the killers strike again?
'Fast-paced and chilling ... Mark Roberts is what British crime fiction has been looking for' CRIME SQUAD.
'Dark, gripping and believable' GRAHAM MASTERTON.
Foreword
One morning. Two crimes. Three victims and counting... A new heart-stopping case for Liverpool detective, DCI Eve Clay.
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PRAISE FOR MARK ROBERTS:
'A genuinely innovative crime writer with a taste for the macabre and unexpected' Daily Mail.
'Dark, gripping and believable' Graham Masterton.
'Brilliant storytelling' Jimmy McGovern.
