'An engrossing read that kept me guessing throughoutâ Patricia Gibney
'Breathtaking⌠Had me guessing until the very end⌠Utterly compellingâ Rachel Lynch
'Razor-sharp thriller-writing⌠a gripping and emotional story that built to a shocking endingâ B P Walter
From the bestselling author of the DCI Matilda Darke series and Dr Olivia Winter series, comes a standalone thriller to keep you up all night!
A GRUESOME MURDER
Twenty years ago, a young girl vanished from a quiet street in Northumberland. When her body was found in an attic close to her home, the whole neighbourhood was shocked.
A DEVASTATING SECRET
For her entire life, Dawn Shephard has never known her father. But when news breaks that a murderer is about to be released from prison, her mother has no choice but to reveal his identity.
THE ORIGINS OF EVIL
As Dawn digs into her fatherâs history, she lands on a chilling connection. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Just how far will she go to discover if a killerâs blood runs through her veins?
Praise for Michael Wood:
âGuaranteed to chill the bloodâ David Jackson
'Nobody is better at taking the reader on a skin-crawling journey into the psychotic mind of a serial killer!â M. K. Hill
âMichael Wood gets better with every bookâ Alex Marwood
âChilling, unnerving [and] paceyâ John Marrs
âI was hooked from the first page⌠mind-blowingâ Angela Marsons
âA twisty, taut page turning thriller with a shock endingâ David Fennell
About the author
Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Newcastle. As a journalist he covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.
'An engrossing read that kept me guessing throughoutâ Patricia Gibney
'Breathtaking⌠Had me guessing until the very end⌠Utterly compellingâ Rachel Lynch
'Razor-sharp thriller-writing⌠a gripping and emotional story that built to a shocking endingâ B P Walter
From the bestselling author of the DCI Matilda Darke series and Dr Olivia Winter series, comes a standalone thriller to keep you up all night!
A GRUESOME MURDER
Twenty years ago, a young girl vanished from a quiet street in Northumberland. When her body was found in an attic close to her home, the whole neighbourhood was shocked.
A DEVASTATING SECRET
For her entire life, Dawn Shephard has never known her father. But when news breaks that a murderer is about to be released from prison, her mother has no choice but to reveal his identity.
THE ORIGINS OF EVIL
As Dawn digs into her fatherâs history, she lands on a chilling connection. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Just how far will she go to discover if a killerâs blood runs through her veins?
Praise for Michael Wood:
âGuaranteed to chill the bloodâ David Jackson
'Nobody is better at taking the reader on a skin-crawling journey into the psychotic mind of a serial killer!â M. K. Hill
âMichael Wood gets better with every bookâ Alex Marwood
âChilling, unnerving [and] paceyâ John Marrs
âI was hooked from the first page⌠mind-blowingâ Angela Marsons
âA twisty, taut page turning thriller with a shock endingâ David Fennell
About the author
Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Newcastle. As a journalist he covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.