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''Full of twists and turns and it will keep you guessing all the way through to the end!'' 5* review''Kept me guessing till the very end. . . struggled to put it down!'' 5* review''Carol O''Connell is a one of my favourite writers'' 5* reviewTwenty years after the disappearance of his brother, ex-Army Criminal Investigator Oren returns to his family home to discover that human bones have been left on the doorstep. Oren''s ageing father believes them to be the bones of Oren''s lost brother, Josh, but Oren quickly discovers that the bones are not just his brother''s. There is at least one more body.Faced with the horror of multiple victims, Oren is determined to find his brother''s killer. But at what cost? In a town full of long-buried secrets, Josh''s secret may be the most shocking of all . . .A uniquely gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Susie Steiner and Michael Connelly.''A tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character'' New York Times''A fascinating cast of eccentrics, each character beautifully drawn, all of whom have something to hide'' Guardian''Carol O''Connell is the most seductively devious writer... BONE BY BONE should make her a star'' Daily Telegraph

The little girl appeared in Central Park: red-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, perfect - except for the blood on her shoulder. It fell from the sky, she said, while she was looking for her uncle, who turned into a tree. Poor child, people thought. And then they found the body in the tree.For NYPD detective, Kathy Mallory, there is something about the girl that she understands. Mallory is damaged, they say, but she can tell a kindred spirit. And this one will lead her to a story of extraordinary crimes; murders stretching back fifteen years, blackmail and complicity and a particular cruelty that only someone with Mallory''s history could fully recognise. In the next few weeks, Kathy Mallory will deal with them all ... in her own way.

Mallory Book 11: the eleventh NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O''Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting.The reviews called it ''A Play to Die For'' after the woman was found dead in the front row. The next night, there''s another front-row death. Detective Kathy Mallory takes over, but no matter what she asks, no one seems to be giving her a straight answer. The only person - if ''person'' is the right word - who seems to be clear is the ghostwriter. Every night, an unseen backstage hand chalks up line changes and messages on a blackboard. And the ghostwriter is now writing Mallory into the play itself, a play about a long-ago massacre that may not be at all fictional. ''MALLORY,'' the blackboard reads, ''TONIGHT''S THE NIGHT. NOTHING PERSONAL.'' If Mallory can''t find out who''s responsible, heads will roll. Unfortunately, one of them might be her own...

Mallory Book 2: the second NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O''Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting.Detective Kathy Mallory. New York''s darkest. You only underestimate her once.No one in New York''s Special Crimes section knows much about Sergeant Kathy Mallory''s origins. They only know that she can bewitch the most complex computer systems, can slip into the minds of killers with disturbing ease.When a woman is murdered in Central Park, it appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Mallory goes hunting the killer, armed with under-the-skin knowledge of the man''s mind and the bare clue of a lie.Mallory holds on to one truth: everybody lies, and some lies lead to death. And she knows that, to trap the killer, she must put her own life at risk.This book was originally published in the UK under the title THE MAN WHO LIED TO WOMEN.

''Compulsive reading'' THE TIMES ''A menacing and unsettling thriller'' VAL MCDERMID''A heart-stopping novel of intelligence and suspense'' MAIL ON SUNDAYTwo missing girls. Three days to find the killer.When two girls disappear from the small town of Makers Village, it seems that the past is repeating itself for police detective Rouge Kendall. Fifteen years ago his own twin sister was murdered and a man was imprisoned for the crime. But this new case begins to unearth some deadly secrets. Could the wrong man be behind bars?This killer definitely follows a pattern. With the clock ticking in the hunt for the missing girls, Rouge needs to find answers, fast.It''s the only hope of finding Gwen and Sadie alive. . .A uniquely gripping thriller for fans of P J Tracy and C J Tudor from New York Times bestselling author Carol O''Connell.READERS LOVE JUDAS CHILD''This is one of the best books I have read'' 5* review''Dark, gripping, suspenseful, traumatic. . . one of the best reads I''ve had for a long time'' 5* review''Without doubt one of the best books I have read this year. . . the story line is riveting with a shocking twist at the end'' 5* review

Mallory Book 8: the eighth NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O''Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting.Detective Kathy Mallory. New York''s darkest. You only underestimate her once.A secret that has yet to claim its final victimWhen a known serial killer is found at Winter House, with shears sticking out of his chest and an ice pick in his hand, NYPD detective Kathy Mallory is called in to investigate. At the scene of the crime seventy-year-old Nedda Winter immediately confesses to the killing, claiming it was self-defence. Case closed. However, Nedda is in fact the most famous lost child in NYPD history, missing for almost sixty years, thought to be kidnapped following the massacre of her family... with an ice pick.And a remarkable story begins to emerge, of murderous greed and family horror, abandonment and loss, revenge and twisted love.

Mallory Book 9: the ninth NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O''Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting.Detective Kathy Mallory. New York''s darkest. You only underestimate her once.''It''s Kathy. I''m lost.''The mutilated body is found lying on the ground in Chicago, a dead hand pointing down Adams Street, also known as Route 66, a road of many names. And now of many deaths.A silent caravan of cars drives down the road, each passenger bearing a photograph, but none of them the same. They are the parents of missing children, brought together by the word that children''s gravesites are being discovered down the Mother Road.Detective Kathy Mallory drives with them. This book was published in the US under the title FIND ME.

Mallory Book 7: the seventh NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O''Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting.Meet Detective Kathy Mallory. New York''s darkest. You only underestimate her once.The jury must die...It''s the highest profile acquittal in recent history - and when a serial killer starts taking justice into his own hands, interest hits fever pitch.NYPD detective Kathy Mallory finds herself in a race against time to save the remaining three members of the jury before the Reaper gets to them first.And before the radio shock-jock Ian Zachary plays the next round in his deadly ratings-grabbing game of ''hunt the juror''.Only a monster can play this gameThis book was originally published in the UK under the title THE JURY MUST DIE.