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    "description": "<p>Natasha Mayston wasn&rsquo;t expecting anyone to knock on her door so late at night. And she has no idea that the face staring back at her is the last one she&rsquo;ll ever see&hellip;</p>\n<p>As Detective Dan Lockhart is called to a wealthy London street to investigate Natasha&rsquo;s death, he&rsquo;s startled by the similarity to a previous case. Noticing the cable-tie restraints and the tiny scratches on Natasha&rsquo;s wedding finger, Dan already knows what he will find if he looks in her mouth &ndash; the metal ball which choked her to death. He knows Natasha isn&rsquo;t the killer&rsquo;s first victim and is certain that he will strike again.</p>\n<p>Months earlier, Kim Hardy was found in the same position in a run-down hotel across the city &ndash; an identical silver ball in her throat. But Kim&rsquo;s murderer was caught and sent to prison &ndash; did they arrest the wrong man? And what connects the two victims? Fearing that he&rsquo;s dealing with a psychopathic serial killer, Dan calls in psychologist Dr Lexi Green to help him to get into the perpetrator&rsquo;s mind. Tough and smart, Lexi will stop at nothing to hunt down the man responsible for the deaths.</p>\n<p>Then, another body is discovered, just as Lexi finds a clue online leading to the killer. Dan&rsquo;s team aren&rsquo;t convinced, but in pushing Lexi away from the investigation, they force her to dig further into the case on her own. Convinced that she&rsquo;s on to something, she puts herself in unthinkable danger&hellip; but can Dan piece together the clues and identify the killer before it&rsquo;s too late?</p>\n<p>Fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Cara Hunter will love this thrilling new series from Chris Merritt. From an explosive start to a heart-stopping finale, you will not want to put this book down!&nbsp;</p>",
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