“Pace, taut plotting and great characterisation from the first page. Add humour and some wonderful one liners and you have a popular novel with depth.” Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves
CAN CASSIE STOP A SERIAL PREDATOR BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN?
A serial predator on the prowl in Liverpool. Seven victims so far. And he’s already chosen his next one.
The police can’t catch him. He leaves no trace. No one has been able to provide a reliable description.
Detective Cassie Rowan goes undercover in a dangerous game of cat and mouse through the teeming backstreets of Liverpool. But how long will it be before he turns the tables and begins hunting her?
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL CRIME THRILLERS OF 2020
This thrilling new novel from bestselling author Margaret Murphy will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. If you like Patricia Gibney, Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott, you’ll love BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN.
MEET DETECTIVE CASSIE ROWAN
DC CASSIE ROWAN is a young policewoman who has been the main carer for her younger brother, Neil, since their parents died. She has to balance this role with her demanding job. She is working undercover on the streets of Liverpool trying to find the ‘Furman’, a man who has been brutally assaulting sex workers. Cassie blames herself and another detective, Wicks, for not catching him sooner. Forensic scientist Dr Ian Chan is on her side, but her boss Detective Chief Inspector Pat Warman thinks she is uncooperative and needs to work as part of a team.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Margaret Murphy writes internationally acclaimed psychological thrillers. She is a past Chair of the Crime Writers Association (CWA), founder of Murder Squad, and a former RLF Writing Fellow and Reading Round Lector. She’s been a country park ranger, biology teacher, dyslexia specialist and Visiting Professor in creative writing. A Short Story Dagger and CWA Red Herring award winner, she has also been shortlisted for the “First Blood” critics award and CWA Dagger in the Library.
Readers can’t put down BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN!
‘Before He Kills Again is set on the dark side of Liverpool, atmospherically evoked by an author who knows this great city inside out.’ Edgar-winning author Martin Edwards
CAN CASSIE STOP A SERIAL PREDATOR BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN?
A serial predator on the prowl in Liverpool. Seven victims so far. And he’s already chosen his next one.
The police can’t catch him. He leaves no trace. No one has been able to provide a reliable description.
Detective Cassie Rowan goes undercover in a dangerous game of cat and mouse through the teeming backstreets of Liverpool. But how long will it be before he turns the tables and begins hunting her?
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL CRIME THRILLERS OF 2020
This thrilling new novel from bestselling author Margaret Murphy will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. If you like Patricia Gibney, Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott, you’ll love BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN.
MEET DETECTIVE CASSIE ROWAN
DC CASSIE ROWAN is a young policewoman who has been the main carer for her younger brother, Neil, since their parents died. She has to balance this role with her demanding job. She is working undercover on the streets of Liverpool trying to find the ‘Furman’, a man who has been brutally assaulting sex workers. Cassie blames herself and another detective, Wicks, for not catching him sooner. Forensic scientist Dr Ian Chan is on her side, but her boss Detective Chief Inspector Pat Warman thinks she is uncooperative and needs to work as part of a team.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Margaret Murphy writes internationally acclaimed psychological thrillers. She is a past Chair of the Crime Writers Association (CWA), founder of Murder Squad, and a former RLF Writing Fellow and Reading Round Lector. She’s been a country park ranger, biology teacher, dyslexia specialist and Visiting Professor in creative writing. A Short Story Dagger and CWA Red Herring award winner, she has also been shortlisted for the “First Blood” critics award and CWA Dagger in the Library.
Readers can’t put down BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN!
‘Before He Kills Again is set on the dark side of Liverpool, atmospherically evoked by an author who knows this great city inside out.’ Edgar-winning author Martin Edwards