From the bestselling author of the DCI Matilda Darke series comes a standalone thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.'Dark, twisting and captivating. The very essence of the just-one-more-page thriller' Will Carver 'e~Wood gets better with every book. I couldn'e(tm)t let go of this tragedy of loss and deception from the moment I picked it up'e(tm) Alex Marwood, author of The Island of Lost Girls *** On a cold February afternoon in 1990, seven-year-old Danny Redpath disappeared from his home. Four months later, his body was found in the nearby forest, wrapped in a sheet and washed clean of all evidence. Apprehended while attempting to abduct another child, Jonathan Egan-Walsh was charged with the murders of more than a dozen boys. Convicted on all counts, he received life in prison and went unrepentant, still refusing to reveal the whereabouts of one of his victims, Zachery Marshall. Twenty-five years later, Zachery'e(tm)s mother Diane is still searching for his body.
When Jonathan dies in custody, she realises she will never know its location 'e" until she receives a letter he left in his cell, in which he admits he was guilty of all the crimes of which he was accused, except the murder of her son'e¦ *** 'e~A twisty, gripping read takes us inside the mind of a perverted serial killer. It pulls no punches, and the final scenes come as a real shock'e(tm) David Young 'e~Immersive and darkly devious with sly twists and a compelling protagonist'e(tm) Neil Broadfoot 'e~If you like your crime books intense, character-driven and with regular punches to the gut, this is for you'e(tm) Louise Swanson Readers love The Seventh Victim: 'e~You can't go wrong with a Michael Wood book. His Matilda Darke series is superb and so is this his first standalone'e(tm) ''''' 'e~Dark and twisted'e(tm)''''' 'e~This book had me gripped and reading through the night'e(tm) ''''' 'e~This is one of the darkest books I've read for a very long time, but Michael in his usual way handles it brilliantly'e(tm) ''''' 'e~My new favourite author'e(tm) ''''' 'e~Utterly fantastic'e(tm) ''''' 'e~Fast-paced'e(tm)''''' 'e~Bleak and chilling'e¦ highly recommended'e(tm) '''''.