In each soul, a secret ...Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano's first assignment from the Cold Case files is the brutal murder of a young runaway. The lifeless body of Caitlin O'Riordan was found carefully posed in a glass display case in the desolate Philadelphia Badlands but, as Byrne and Balzano rapidly discover, she was just the first pawn in the killer's twisted game...A mysterious phone call leads them on a scavenger hunt for a second victim. This time a young girl has been dismembered, her body parts left in three boxes in the basement of a deserted house. More clues lead to other victims and, as the body count rises, it becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose, hell-bent on completing the 'performance' of a lifetime.As more runaways vanish, Byrne and Balzano come to realize that the homicidal mastermind plans to complete seven depraved tricks in his dark and dangerous magic act. With Balzano increasingly obsessed by a case that haunts her, and Byrne struggling with a loss of his own, the stakes are mounting. But this is one game they can't afford to lose...


This seemed to plough on a bit, but on the whole it kept me gripped. The ID of the killer is revealed fairly early on - the plot is about the way he / she plays games with the Police, right to the very end. Will there be a sequel? Watch this space.

Contributed to a crazy book crosser, for her next challenge.

Thanks KawasakiBabe for this contribution to the "D for December" Challenge

I love this series & have read this...& here's a copy of my originla JE:
"Brilliant as ever! Another page-turner from someone who has fast become one of my favourite thriller authors. This series has everything you could want from a crime thriller, Kevin Byrne & Jessica Balzano's are great characters in a story full of shocks, suspense, violence...& not forgetting humour - highly recommended!"

If you want it back to read KawasakiBabe just let me know!!

Released as part of the "D FOR DECEMBER" Challenge (#4)
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If you're reading this then you've found a travelling book!

The point of releasing book into the "wild" is that they are a free gift from the bookcrosser to the finder.However, in this case, the book was given as a donation to
the Samaritans Charity Shop
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I hope you enjoy reading it & when you've read it, why not do entry to say where it's going next & then all it's readers, past & present, will be able to follow it's travels.

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The meaning of the name Dea is Goddess & the origin of the name Dea is Latin