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  Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach. But the dead girl was never reported missing – her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years. Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave.

  For Detective Inspector Helen Grace it’s chilling evidence that she’s searching for a monster who is not just twisted but also clever and resourceful – a predator who’s killed before.

  And as Helen struggles to understand the killer’s motivation, she begins to realize that she’s in a desperate race against time …

  THE FOURTH DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER

  In the dead of night, three raging fires light up the city skies. It’s more than a tragic coincidence. For DI Helen Grace the flames announce the arrival of an evil she has never encountered before.

  Because this is no firestarter seeking sick thrills, but something more chilling: a series of careful, calculating acts of murder.

  But why were the victims chosen? What’s driving the killer? And who will be next?

  A powder keg of fear, suspicion and dread has been laid. Now all it needs is a spark to set it off …

  DI HELEN GRACE

  WILL RETURN IN …

  SEPTEMBER 2016

  THE BEGINNING

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  First published in Penguin Books 2016

  Copyright © M. J. Arlidge, 2016

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  Cover © Joan Kocak / Trevillion Images

  ISBN: 978-1-405-92695-9