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A Deadly Likeness

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A Deadly Likeness by Lesley McEvoy delves into the mysterious world of psychological crime where a specialist in forensic therapy, Jo McCready, becomes embroiled in a chilling investigation. When past family secrets resurface, Jo must navigate a web of deceit and danger as she tries to uncover the truth. This gripping crime thriller keeps readers on edge as unexpected revelations add layers of intrigue and suspense.
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An apparently repentant serial killer offers to help catch his own copycat in the gripping crime novel by a leading profiler and behavioural analyst.

An apparently repentant serial killer offers to help catch his own copycat in the gripping crime novel by a leading profiler and behavioural analyst.

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CAN YOU TRUST A KILLER TO CATCH HIS OWN COPYCAT?

The utterly gripping new Murder in Yorkshire crime novel by the brilliant Lesley McEvoy - for fans of Happy Valley.

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Jacob Malecki killed fifteen people over a thirteen-year period. At the height of the murders, Dr. Jo McCready was at university and compiled a profile of Malecki, which broke open the case and helped send him down for life.

Twenty-five years later a copycat killer is re-creating Malecki's murders. As the bodies pile up, Malecki makes the police an extraordinary offer: to help catch the killer from his own prison cell.

Malecki claims he's repenting for his crimes. Jo doubts it, but as the body count rises, she can't ignore the killer's offer. What does Malecki really want - and can Jo find out before anyone else dies?

Praise for Lesley McEvoy's Murder in Yorkshire crime series:

'McEvoy really knows her stuff.' - IAN RANKIN

'This book really got its hooks into me. Highly original and whipsmart on detail, I devoured it in one sitting' - PETER JAMES

'Such a clever, twisty crime thriller' - SAIMA MIR

'There are plenty of twists in this gripping read' - YORKSHIRE TIMES

Series: Murder in Yorkshire

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  • A Deadly Likeness
    CAN YOU TRUST A KILLER TO CATCH HIS OWN COPYCAT? The utterly gripping new Murder in Yorkshire crime novel by the brilliant Lesley McEvoy - for fans of Happy Valley. ___________________ Jacob Malecki killed fifteen people over a thirteen-year period. At the height of the murders, Dr. Jo McCready was at university and compiled a profile of Malecki, which broke...
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  • The Killing Song
    'McEvoy really knows her stuff' - IAN RANKIN Could you commit a crime without realising? On a busy train station platform, a man pulls a knife and viciously attacks another passenger before fleeing - apparently unaware of what he has just done. To the police, it looks like a terrorist attack. But Forensic Psychologist Dr Jo McCready has seen this...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838776565

Publisher: Zaffre

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 366g

Pages: 496

About the Author

Lesley McEvoy was born and bred in Yorkshire and has had a passion for writing in one form or another all her life. The writing took a backseat as Lesley developed her career as a Behavioural Analyst / Profiler and Psychotherapist - setting up her own Consultancy business and therapy practice. She has written and presented extensively around the world for over 25 years specialising in behavioural profiling and training, with a wide variety of organisations. The corporate world provided unexpected sources of writing material when, as Lesley said - she found more psychopaths in business than in prison! Lesley's work in some of the UK's toughest prisons was where she met people whose lives had been characterised by drugs and violence and whose experiences informed the themes she now writes about. Deciding in 2017 to concentrate on her writing again, Lesley produced her debut novel, The Murder Mile.

These days she lives in Cheshire with her partner but still manages to lure her two grown up sons across the Pennines with her other passion - cooking family dinners.

Also by Lesley McEvoy

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  • The Invisible Dead
    People are dying in the West Yorkshire city of Fordley, from the kind of random, everyday accidents that happen in a busy city. Or are they? Forensic pathologist Elle Richardson doesn't think so. She believes there's a serial killer stalking the streets. But with no hard evidence to go on, West Yorkshire police are treating these incidents as unfortunate deaths....
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    $2799
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    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • The Corpse Light
    A young woman is assaulted and left for dead while walking the Yorkshire moors. A local man is found murdered on the edge of a landfill site. But what do these seemingly unconnected crimes have in common? Forensic profiler Jo McCready is brought in by DCI Callum Ferguson to find out. Were the victims led to their deaths by the...
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    $2799
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • The Murder Mile
    JACK THE RIPPER'S CRIMES CAPTIVATED MILLIONS. BUT HIS STORY ISN'T FINISHED YET . . . 'McEvoy really knows her stuff' - IAN RANKIN Forensic Psychologist Jo McCready is assisting DCI Callum Ferguson on a murder inquiry when one of her patients is found brutally murdered. Jo was the last person to see Martha Scott alive. She was helping Martha unlock...
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    Sold Out
  • The Killing Song
    'McEvoy really knows her stuff' - IAN RANKIN Could you commit a crime without realising? On a busy train station platform, a man pulls a knife and viciously attacks another passenger before fleeing - apparently unaware of what he has just done. To the police, it looks like a terrorist attack. But Forensic Psychologist Dr Jo McCready has seen this...
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