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The heart-stopping thriller from the author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Eeny Meeny

''Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years'' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

''A grisly, gripping thriller'' Sunday Mirror
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A man''s body is found in an empty house.

His heart has been cut out and delivered to his wife and children.

He is the first victim, and Detective Inspector Helen Grace knows he will not be the last.

But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? . . .

The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives.

Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is - or what is waiting for her at the end

Trade Review
This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo -- Judy Finnigan
Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent * Sun *
DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone * Daily Mail *
M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace * Daily Mail *
Chilling stuff * Fabulist *
A chilling read * My Weekly *
A grisly, gripping thriller * Sunday Mirror *
Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow * Sunday Sport *
Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing! -- Lisa Gardner
Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet -- Will Lavender
What a great premise!...EENY MEENY is a fresh and brilliant departure from the stock serial killer tale. And Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years -- Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek
A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller * Huffington Post *

Pop Goes the Weasel

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/09/2014
      ISBN13: 9781405914956, 978-1405914956
      ISBN10: 1405914955

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The heart-stopping thriller from the author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Eeny Meeny

      ''Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years'' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek

      ''A grisly, gripping thriller'' Sunday Mirror
      ______

      A man''s body is found in an empty house.

      His heart has been cut out and delivered to his wife and children.

      He is the first victim, and Detective Inspector Helen Grace knows he will not be the last.

      But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? . . .

      The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives.

      Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is - or what is waiting for her at the end

      Trade Review
      This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo -- Judy Finnigan
      Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent * Sun *
      DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone * Daily Mail *
      M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace * Daily Mail *
      Chilling stuff * Fabulist *
      A chilling read * My Weekly *
      A grisly, gripping thriller * Sunday Mirror *
      Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow * Sunday Sport *
      Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing! -- Lisa Gardner
      Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet -- Will Lavender
      What a great premise!...EENY MEENY is a fresh and brilliant departure from the stock serial killer tale. And Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years -- Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek
      A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller * Huffington Post *

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