‘Guaranteed to blindside even the most experienced thriller reader.’ Booklist Starred Review
Meet troubled criminologist Dr Will Traynor. He doesn’t play by the book, but his dark past helps him capture killers by getting inside their minds.
Three years ago
Dr Will Traynor arrives home to find his nine-year-old daughter locked away in a cupboard and his wife missing.
Now
A clumsily decapitated body is found abandoned on Blackfoot Running Trail in Birmingham. A sickly, metallic smell hangs in the heavy air . . . but the head is nowhere to be seen.
With the investigating team getting nowhere, Detective Bernard Watts is reluctantly forced to call in expert criminologist Dr Will Traynor.
Traynor is a loose cannon and no team player, but his unorthodox methods unearth a gruesome clue. Two human skulls buried in a shallow grave just a stone’s throw from the murder scene.
The team is now looking for a serial killer.
And it’s only Traynor who can get inside the killer’s mind to unlock the terrifying truth.
This unputdownable crime mystery full of twists is perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter, Angela Marsons and Helen H. Durrant.
Please note this book was previously published as Dark Truths.
WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT A.J. CROSS:
‘Outstanding . . . Cross, herself a forensic psychologist, plays fair with the reader right up to the surprising conclusion.’ Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Coldest Death
‘Cross pulls no punches in a shocking tale of crime and punishment.’ Kirkus Reviews
