Hold Your Tongue

'Gritty and close to the bone, Hold Your Tongue is a compelling, addictive read that I devoured in one sitting.' Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and MeIn the run up to Christmas, a serial killer stalks the streets of Aberdeen . . .On Detective Eve Hunter s first Monday back at work following enforced leave, she is called to the scene of a gruesome crime. A young woman s body has been discovered in a hotel room, her face mutilated and her tongue cut out. A newspaper headline about the victim s burgeoning modeling career is pinned to the body.Hunter and her team spend the week chasing leads, until the following Tuesday, another body is discovered in similar circumstances. Again, a newspaper headline about the victim is found on the scene.When a breakthrough with the newspaper clippings leads them to a clue about the killer s pattern, they realize the countdown is on until the next victim is found. Battling against a team who has lost respect for her and her own personal demons, Hunter must put herself inside the mind of a depraved killer if she is to prevent another terrible death . . .Introducing DI Eve Hunter, HOLD YOUR TONGUE is your new obsession.***Readers can't stop talking about HOLD YOUR TONGUE:'Without a doubt the best police procedural I have read in a long time''[Deborah Masson] has a long and bright future ahead if this book is anything to go by''Hold Your Tongue is incredible . . . You're in for a treat!''[Stuart] MacBride has some competition''Wow, what a page-turner!''I can't wait to read more of this series''Addictive from the first page to the last [...] If you read only one book this year make it this one'***'Tense, edge-of-your-seat stuff' Emma Curtis, bestselling author of The Night You Left'Expertly paced, intriguing and with a strong emotional kick - this is a great start to a fab new detective series' SJI Holliday, author of Violet'A tense debut in which the past and present collide with devastating consequences. I hope to read more of DI Eve Hunter' Mari Hannah, author of The Lost