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    "description": "<p>Detective Sergeant Khenan Malice is a rubbish ex-husband, a crap father but a damned good detective. It&rsquo;s a shame he spoils his only redeeming quality by being a bent copper. Detective Kelly Pietersen joins the team to help find a missing woman. But Kelly has a secret... Damien Kaplan is a leading criminal barrister and a keen amateur potter. He also happens to be a serial killer with a chilling approach to creating his art. He&rsquo;s married to Elsa, though she considers him more of a possession than a husband. She controls those around her using sex and procures men and women for her husband to play with but only after she&rsquo;s finished with them first. Killing Pretties is his passion, having sex with them is hers. It is difficult to say which one is worse. The missing woman brings all four crashing together &ndash; an incendiary mix that doesn&rsquo;t end well.</p>",
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