The Dead

"Black invades Val McDermid territory and comes out a winner" Publishers Weekly "...pray for her soul...seven days...will begin with Mary..." Ed Fagan disappeared five years ago and since then nothing has been heard from the serial killer known as the Night Hunter. Until now. A Dublin newspaper received a chilling letter that seems to be from Fagan, and when the police find a body of a prostitute, they are convinced the Night Hunter has returned. Saxon, a former FBI agent, was writing a book about Fagan when he disappeared and is certain that the killings could not possibly be the work of the man himself. But how can she convince the police to look beyond the obvious and go after the real killer...