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The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims. Meet Dr Olivia Winter. ‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ – Angela Marsons ‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ – John Marrs ‘A searingly... Read More
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The Mind of a Murderer

The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims. Meet Dr Olivia Winter.

‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ Angela Marsons

‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ John Marrs

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with shock twists for 2025

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The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims. Meet Dr Olivia Winter.

‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ – Angela Marsons

‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ – John Marrs

‘A searingly intense, utterly captivating character-driven thriller, and destined to be one of 2024’s most memorable pieces of crime fiction’ – B P Walter

‘Perfectly paced – intriguing and relentless through to a pitch perfect conclusion’ – Will Shindler

A DARK PAST

Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose job is to understand the minds of serial killers. There’s only one monster she can’t understand, her father.

A NEW IDENTITY

Notorious and brutal, he held a reign of terror until he was caught. His nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be his last victim, but she survived.

A SERIAL KILLER WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING

Now, a serial killer is stalking the streets of London. As the body count rises, the police need Olivia’s help to profile him before he can strike again. But to do so, she will need to confront her own demons…

The pulse-pounding brand new thriller from the bestselling author of the Matilda Darke series is available now!

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Are you ready to join Olivia Winter as she takes on the hunt for a serial killer?

‘A master of horror and suspense’

‘This twisty tale of murder and mayhem is mind-blowing'

‘Outstanding’

‘Definitely not for the faint-hearted'

‘PHENOMENAL’

‘So compulsive’

‘Full of twists you didn’t see coming’

‘The very definition of a deftly paced, high stakes thriller’

‘A must-read’

‘Excellent plotting’

‘I’ll be surprised if I read a better book this year’

‘My heart was in my mouth’

‘I could not put it down’

‘Real characters, fast plot and dark side’

Series: Dr Olivia Winter

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008618865

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: One More Chapter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Sheffield. As a journalist he has covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.

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