Blood Mist

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'Dark, gripping and believable' GRAHAM MASTERTON. Are you looking for an addictive serial killer thriller with a dark twist? EVERY NIGHT, A FAMILY DIES... While a blizzard rages through the streets of Liverpool, a family are slaughtered in their beds. Their mutilated bodies are dragged onto the landing to form a strange pattern. None of the neighbours hears a sound. EVERY NIGHT, SHE TRIES TO SAVE THEM... DCI Eve Clay and her Liverpool team can't understand the secret rituals of this killer. Who would risk capture to arrange their victims so precisely? Somewhere in Eve's mind, a long-buried memory flickers... But this is no time for hunches. She must find the killers before they strike again. TIME IS RUNNING OUT... First in the gripping, original and inventive Liverpool crime series introducing DCI Eve Clay. Reviews for Blood Mist: 'Intricate, fast-paced, with a sense of the macabre ... A genuinely innovative crime writer' DAILY MAIL. 'Dark, gripping and believable. Roberts' intimate knowledge of Liverpool makes the city into a sinister character of itself' GRAHAM MASTERTON. 'The book is fantastic! It grips hold of you right away ... A hard hitting and disturbing tale. It leaves you chilled, exhausted and most definitely uncomfortable' EUROCRIME. 'A fast-paced, chilling novel ... Short chapters, crackling dialogue and action that never lets up for a single moment ... Mark Roberts is what British crime fiction has been looking for' CRIMESQUAD. 'This is one of the most thought-provoking, powerful serial killing murders I've ever read. It's brutal, but I found that the plot was so deep, so twisted, intense and clever that there was no way I could put the book down until the final page' BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLERS.

Mark Roberts was born and raised in Liverpool, and was educated at St. Francis Xavier's College. He was a teacher for twenty years before becoming a writer. He is the author of What She Saw, which was longlisted for a CWA Gold Dagger. Visit www.markroberts.net

'The location of the final showdown is an inspired choice and definitely one where I can imagine skulduggery happening! A great start to the series and the second one has already been downloaded to my kindle' Go Buy the Book. 'A fast-paced, chilling novel that is a genuine one-sitting read ... Mark Roberts is what British crime fiction has been looking for by creating a genuine lead character and a stark setting with great potential for more novels to come. 5/5' Crime Squad. 'A high quality crime novel, well written with some very good twists in the plot ... I'm looking forward to reading more from this author and to further instalments in what promises to be an excellent series' Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill, Crime Pieces. 'The book is fantastic! It grips hold of you right away with a tantalizing prologue that feeds you some tasty morsels and sets you up, ready, for the horrors that are to follow ... [Mark Roberts] has already been added to my growing list of favourites and I am really excited to see what he produces next' Euro Crime. 'This is one of the most thought provoking, powerful serial killing murders I've ever read. It's brutal, but I found that the plot was so deep, so twisted, intense and clever that there was no way I could put the book down until the final page. 5/5' Best Selling Crime Thrillers. 'Intricate, fast-paced, with a sense of the macabre ... a genuinely innovative crime writer' Daily Mail. 'Dark, gripping and believable. Roberts' intimate knowledge of Liverpool makes the city into a sinister character of itself' Graham Masterton.