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This brawny, hard-edged novel from an emerging star of suspense pits two besieged Philadelphia homicide detectives against a fiercely intelligent and relentlessly brutal serial killer--a monster fueled by a twisted, sacrilegious fury.
In this electrifying sequel to "The Rosary Girls," Philadelphia detectives Jessica Balzano and Kevin Byrne are on the trail of a maniacal killer, who is recreating Hollywoods most famous murder scenes and casting real-life victims.
When the first body is found, mutilated and strangled on the riverbanks, Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano suspect yet another case of random urban violence. Then it happens again. And again
Set against the gritty backdrop of North Philly's Badlands, the story follows detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano as they investigate the mysterious drowning of a teenage runaway. A shocking confession reignites the case, leading the detectives into a chilling web of murders orchestrated by a madman. As the body count rises, they must race against time to unravel a sinister puzzle that threatens the lives of the innocent, while navigating the dark underbelly of the city and confronting a shadowy figure behind the horror.
It is fall in Philadelphia and the mutilated body of a man is found in one of
the poorest neighbourhoods of the city. Eight years ago, another body was
found in the same place, in the same position, killed in the same manner.
Apart from their killer's unusual calling cards, the crime scene photos - past
and present - are identical.
Packed with ingenious twists and relentless excitement, and starring two of
the most compelling heroes in crime fiction, The Killing Room is a major
thriller event: the best novel yet from one of the world's best suspense
writers
Destroyed by fire years ago, the infamous Philadelphia State Hospital was known as a warehouse for the criminally insane. But one man never left. By night Luther walks Philadelphia's backstreets; by day he roams the catacombs beneath the city. Luther is everywhere and nowhere; he's is in your dreams - and your nightmares. Then Detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are called to a bizarre murder scene: a man has been killed by a railroad spike driven into his head. But this is just the beginning of a trail of evil that will lead Byrne and Balzano back to the hospital, to a missing girl and to a horror they could never have imagined ...
Your face is a blur to him. But your body still bleeds. The Farren family has been a plague upon Philadelphia's most dangerous neighbourhood, the Devil's Pocket, for generations. There, row after row of tumbledown houses hide dark secrets - none darker than Billy, the youngest Farren. Afflicted by a syndrome that means he can't recognise faces, Billy must use photographs to identify his family - and his victims. And when your life has bled away, he takes a final, gruesome picture for his wall. But what is the meaning of the horrific ritual Billy enacts with every murder? And is there any connection to a childhood event Detective Kevin Byrne has buried so well it's hidden even from his former partner Jessica Balzano?