‘Gruesome but utterly riveting – and all the more so for being at least partly true’ Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail

‘Dark, chilling and full of clever little plot kinks designed to send the reader off on a wild goose chase – and succeeding.’ Crime Fiction Lover
 
‘Prepare to be terrified’ Crime Monthly
 

When a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run  leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn’t caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death.

What no one realises is that what Dr Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed – a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.

But with no leads as to why the victim was targeted, the investigation comes to a standstill, until another body is discovered with an alternative cause of death.

What becomes clear is that this serial killer isn’t going to stop – unless Hunter and Garcia can get to him.

But how do you investigate a murder when you have no victims? How do you catch a killer who leaves behind no crime scene? How do you stop a ghost who no one can prove even exists?
 

PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER:

‘This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the Jeffery Deaver class’  Daily Mail

‘Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it’  Mail on Sunday

‘Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn’t put it down’ Crimesquad

‘Punchy and fast paced’  Sunday Mirror

‘Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?’ the officer at the end of the line asks. ‘Because if you don’t . . . I’m sure you will once you get here.’

Robert Hunter is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim.
 
Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter’s fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found.

But this discovery does more than just link the two killings – it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer.

With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims’ fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.

From #1  Sunday Times  and multi-million copy bestselling author, Chris Carter, comes the most compelling and ruthless Robert Hunter thriller yet.

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PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER
‘Wonderful storytelling, with a superbly drawn killer, it underlines exactly how good Carter has become’  Daily Mail
‘Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he’s talking about when it comes to creating  bone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride’  Heat
‘Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it’  Mail on Sunday
‘Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless … I couldn’t put it down’  Crime Squad
‘An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way’  Liz Loves Books
‘An intriguing and scary thriller’  Better Reading
‘A gripping feast of thrills’  Shots
‘A gripping psychological thriller’  Breakaway
‘This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the Jeffery Deaver class’  Daily Mail
‘Punchy and fast paced’  Sunday Mirror

THE  SUNDAY TIMES  NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER  
 
A serial killer who will stop at nothing?
 
The Killer
His most valuable possession has been stolen.
Now he must retrieve it, at any cost.
 
The Girl
Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like any other.
But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins.
 
The Detective
A journal ends up on Robert Hunter’s desk. It soon becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose.
And if Hunter can’t stop him in time, more people will die.
Starting with Angela.
 
If you have read it
You must die

Praise for WRITTEN IN BLOOD  

‘The Brazilian-born, American-educated and now London-based Carter has developed into  an exceptional thriller writer  who fully deserves to be  ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver‘  Daily Mail

‘Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he’s talking about when it comes to creating  bone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride’  Heat