A young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer ⌠the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of The Quiet PeopleâŚ
âPaul Cleave is an automatic must-read for meâ - Lee Child
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How do you catch a killer⌠When the only evidence is a dream?
James Garrett was critically injured when he was shot following his parentsâ execution, and no one expected him to waken from a deep, traumatic coma. When he does, nine years later, Detective Inspector Rebecca Kent is tasked with closing the case that her now retired colleague, Theodore Tate, failed to solve all those years ago.
But between that, and hunting for Copy Joe â a murderer on a spree, whoâs imitating Christchurchâs most notorious serial killer â sheâs going to need Tateâs help. Especially when they learn that James has lived out another life in his nine-year coma, and there are things he couldnâ t possibly know, including the fact that Copy Joe isnâ t the only serial killer in townâŚ
âAn absolute thrill ride. Precise and swift and a joy to read ⌠storytelling at its bestâ - James Oswald
âSuch a unique concept, with wonderful, emotional writing ... I hooked on the story from the word go. BRILLIANTâ - Lisa Hall
âThe most original and intense thriller ever!â - Michael Wood
âIâd forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!â - Sarah Pinborough
âYou canât be a true fan of crime fiction if youâre not reading Cleaveâs booksâ - Tom Wood
âUses words as lethal weaponsâ - New York Times
âCleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to endâ - Simon Kernick
âRiveting from start to finish. Smart and twisty, this book will get under your skinâ - Liz Nugent
âShocking and chilling. A literary ice plunge. I absolutely loved itâ - Helen Fields