The bestselling author of THE ALIENIST and ANGEL OF DARKNESS puts a very special spin on a mystery thriller set twenty-five years in the future. A contemporary successor to such dystopian classics as BRAVE NEW WORLD and 1984.

In this stunning and terrifying thriller, an animalistic murderer is at large in Las Vegas

LA Homicide Detective, Peter Decker never wanted the perils of his job to touch his family. But now his two worlds have collided. A first year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father, Peter Decker's, wishes. But police work is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own.

Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission. She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz, her scumbag husband, and survived to tell the tale. But rather than reporting him to the police, she decides to stay dead and - with a little help from her friends and a few of Chaz's enemies - instead of getting mad, she's going to get even.

A killer is on the loose and he's blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writers of crime novels. But this murderer is like no other. And for one woman the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death. This is a thriller from the award-winning Val McDermid.

Eight years ago, psychologist, Alex Delaware evaluated two teenage boys charged with the murder of Kristal Malley. Now, one of the killers is out of prison and wants to meet up with Alex. Alex and Detective Milo Sturgis mean to find out. To do so, they will follow a trail of blood that will lead them to the heart of murderous betrayal.