The twisting and terrifying Sunday Times bestseller thriller from the rip-roaring Detective Inspector Helen Grace series

Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years JEFFERY DEAVER

Fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense . . . Taut and gripping SUN

A young woman wakes up in a cold, dark cellar, with no idea how she got there or who her kidnapper is. So begins her terrible nightmare . . .

Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach.

But the dead girl was never reported missing - her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years.

Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave.

For DI Helen Grace, it’s chilling evidence that she’s searching for a monster not only twisted and clever - but a predator who’s killed before.

Now, as she struggles to understand the killer’s motivation, she begins a desperate race against time . . .

PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE:

Page-turningly chilling The Times

DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine . . . M.J. Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone Daily Mail

M.J. Arlidge is the new Jo Nesbo Judy Finnigan

Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent Sun

Chilling stuff Fabulist

A chilling read My Weekly

A grisly, gripping thriller Sunday Mirror

Dark, twisted, thought provoking, and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Take a ride on this roller coaster from hell - white knuckles guaranteed Tami Hoag

DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It’s scary as all hell Will Lavender

A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller Huffington Post