Published by Myriad Editions, 14 February 2013.
ISBN: 978-1-908-434180
Annabel
works for the police as an analyst. One
day she follows her cat into her neighbour's house, which she believes is
empty. Her neighbour is still there,
dead, and has been for some time.
Following this up at work, Annabel
discovers that this is not an isolated incident. Lots of people die alone in
their houses, but in Briarstone there seem to be a lot more than anywhere
else. In fact, even in Briarstone the
numbers have increased over the last year - 24 deaths in three months, compared
with four over the whole of the previous year.
Annabel tries to follow this up, with the assistance of an over enthusiastic
reporter, but the nature of the crimes means that it isn't a priority for the
local police. Meanwhile, she finds
herself being targeted by the very person crafting these unusual crimes.
This is a really disturbing book,
especially if you live alone and occasionally don't speak to people for two or
three days. The victims all follow this
profile and no one notices when they're gone.
Elizabeth Haynes spins her web of despair so well you find yourself
falling into the feelings of both the protagonist, Annabel, and interweaves her
tale with the disturbing thoughts of the victims and the perpetrator.
Well crafted and skillfully told, this is not a book to take home with
you alone!
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Reviewer: Amanda Brown
Elizabeth Haynes is
a police intelligence analyst. She started writing fiction in 2006 thanks to
the annual challenge of National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo) and the
encouragement of the creative writing courses at West Dean College. She lives in a village near Maidstone, Kent,
with her husband and son.
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