A shocking ultimatum is issued; choose the victim or it defaults to someone you hold dear. And she has just minutes to decide. As each crime becomes more brutal, she is forced to play devil’s advocate...
Their attention was focused on the strange kid who wore black eyeliner and dressed as if every day was a funeral.
Soon he would be able to touch her, to feel the warmth of her blood. When the time came, nothing would stop him.
Smiles were rare in this house. Smiles had to be bought and paid for.
The best way of keeping a low profile was to immerse himself in the mundane. Act like them, talk like them. A smile, a joke was all it took - at least during the day. The night was his own.
Councillors
Who needed ghosts when the family of the dead begged for answers, unable to move on from their loss?
Jennifer can no longer ignore the personal connection. Is there a copycat killer at work? Was the wrong man convicted? Or is there something more sinister at play …
Police all the more determined to find him. Doctor Tanner had been warned. His beneficiary had instructed him from the start: have your fun but frame Nathan Crosby.
It’s hard to accept the truth when lies are what you want to hear.
Sunshine was
This was how Theresa solved problems, flitting from one thought to another until she came up with the appropriate response.
My eating disorder was my constant companion, surfacing in times of stress. A chubby child, I was berated by my mother, which in turn led me to find comfort in food. Now I gained control via the starv...
He smiled, wondering if the owner would miss her handbag. What did she expect, leaving it in full view on the kitchen table last night?
As the saying goes . . . the past is a nice place to visit but not a good place to stay.
Jennifer
Mischievously. Clack … clack … clack; the noise of a walking stick echoed in the stairwell. An
Educated man, Detective,’ Dr Curtis interrupted, folding his arms once more across his chest. ‘I know what an inference is. Now, I’d appreciate it if you’d move things along.’ But Steve refused to bud...
He’s a sociopath, pure and simple. The world revolves around his wants and needs. The rest of us are just here for his amusement.
By the time she left, she was equipped with an evidence bag containing the seized jewellery and a statement giving up Danny Smedley as the person who pawned it.