Keeper

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Whitechapel, 1888: London is bowed under Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. London 2015: actress Julianne Bell is abducted in a case similar to the terrible Tower Hamlets murders of some ten years earlier, and harking back to the Ripper killings of a century before. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2015: a woman's body is found mutilated in a forest, her wounds identical to those of the Tower Hamlets victims. With the man arrested for the Tower Hamlets crimes already locked up, do the new killings mean he has a dangerous accomplice, or is a copy-cat serial killer on the loose? Profiler Emily Roy and true-crime writer Alexis Castells again find themselves drawn into an intriguing case, with personal links that turn their world upside down. Following the highly acclaimed BLOCK 46 and guaranteed to disturb and enthral, KEEPER is a breathless thriller from the new queen of French Noir.

Born in 1978 in Marseille and with a degree in political science, Johana Gustawsson has worked as a journalist for the French press and television. She married a Swede and now lives in London. She was the co-author of bestseller, On se retrouvera, published by Fayard Noir in France, whose television adaptation drew over 7 million viewers in June 2015. Her debut, Block 46, became an international bestseller, with KEEPER following suit. She is working on the next book in the Roy & Castells series.

`A real page-turner ... I loved it!' Martina Cole; `A bold and audacious debut from a very talented writer. Heralds the beginning of a thrilling new series' R J Ellory; `A bold and intelligent read' Laura Wilson, Guardian; `Thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' Metro; `A terrific, original duo' The Times; `Compelling' Woman's Own