UNCOVER THE VERY BEST IN CRIME AND THRILLER WRITING
CAN TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT?
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘One to keep you on your toes!’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘5 jaw-dropping stars – We all have to pay our dues in the end!’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Dark, gritty, and brilliant’
A MAN IS FOUND BY THE SIDE OF A CANAL, COMATOSE AND BRUTALLY ATTACKED.
It quickly becomes clear that someone is abducting men and subjecting them to horrific acts of torture. After three days they’re released, fighting for their lives and refusing to speak.
A COUNCILLOR IS ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Montague Mason is an upstanding member of the community. Until he’s publicly accused of stealing the youth centre’s funds – an accusation that threatens to rip through the very heart of the community and expose his best-kept secret. But how far would he go to protect himself?
TWO CASES. ONE DEADLY ANSWER.
As the two cases collide, D.I. Paolo Sterling finds he has more questions than answers. And, when torture escalates to murder, he suddenly finds himself in a race against time to find the killer and put an end to the depravity – once and for all.
*PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS RAGE AND RETRIBUTION*
Lorraine Mace returns with the fourth unflinching and totally gripping instalment in her dark and gritty series featuring DI Paolo Sterling. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, M. J. Arlidge and Karin Slaughter.
‘Lorraine Mace has done it again. Crime fiction at its absolute finest’ MARION TODD
‘What an opening! Lorraine certainly knows how to write a gripping thriller. A chilling read’ KAREN KING
‘I. Am. Not. Okay. I am severely lacking in composure at the moment. That ending – mind blown!!!!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Kept me guessing to the end, I really had no idea who would turn out to be the villain’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘If you enjoy murder mysteries, police procedural stories, family dramas or great reads, look no further – this book has the lot!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘One to keep you on your toes!’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘5 jaw-dropping stars – We all have to pay our dues in the end!’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Dark, gritty, and brilliant’
A MAN IS FOUND BY THE SIDE OF A CANAL, COMATOSE AND BRUTALLY ATTACKED.
It quickly becomes clear that someone is abducting men and subjecting them to horrific acts of torture. After three days they’re released, fighting for their lives and refusing to speak.
A COUNCILLOR IS ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Montague Mason is an upstanding member of the community. Until he’s publicly accused of stealing the youth centre’s funds – an accusation that threatens to rip through the very heart of the community and expose his best-kept secret. But how far would he go to protect himself?
TWO CASES. ONE DEADLY ANSWER.
As the two cases collide, D.I. Paolo Sterling finds he has more questions than answers. And, when torture escalates to murder, he suddenly finds himself in a race against time to find the killer and put an end to the depravity – once and for all.
*PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS RAGE AND RETRIBUTION*
Lorraine Mace returns with the fourth unflinching and totally gripping instalment in her dark and gritty series featuring DI Paolo Sterling. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, M. J. Arlidge and Karin Slaughter.
‘Lorraine Mace has done it again. Crime fiction at its absolute finest’ MARION TODD
‘What an opening! Lorraine certainly knows how to write a gripping thriller. A chilling read’ KAREN KING
‘I. Am. Not. Okay. I am severely lacking in composure at the moment. That ending – mind blown!!!!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Kept me guessing to the end, I really had no idea who would turn out to be the villain’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘If you enjoy murder mysteries, police procedural stories, family dramas or great reads, look no further – this book has the lot!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Reviews
Delve into the dark side. Well-constructed with unflinching plots. Satisfying enough for the most discerning crime reader.
Her assured and fluid writing style truly brings characters and scenes to life on the page
Gripping, fast-paced
A visceral, no-punches-pulled, gut-wrenching thriller... Crime Noir at its darkest
D.I. Paolo Sterling is instantly engaging - Children in Chains is a dark, gripping and unflinching read
From page one the reader is parachuted into the epicentre of calculated, sinister murder. The pace is unrelenting as Mace presses on, hot on the heels of the enigmatic Pretender
Gripping, fast-paced crime fiction with a compelling central character
Every time I thought I had it figured out, another spanner was thrown in the works and all my amateur detective work was thrown out the window!
Retriever of Souls is sinister, menacing and jam-packed with jaw dropping twists and turns . . .
Fast-paced and compulsive reading with tension ratcheted to the max. D.I. Paolo Sterling's humanity is tested by gut-wrenching crimes and damaged killers.
