A razor-sharp edge of the plot and a completely unpredictable ending—what especially distinguishes Kara Hunter’s work. Living and working in Oxford, she has an academic degree in English literature. And she knows how to write novels. No wonder that her debut in the psychological thriller genre immediately became a national bestseller in Britain, drawing enthusiastic reviews from famous fellow writers.
This case became one of the most terrifying in the practice of police inspector Adam Farley…
At the height of the Christmas holidays, firefighters literally by a miracle pulled the bodies of two children out of the blazing ruins of a house. The younger boy is dead; his older brother battles death in intensive care. How did it happen that they were left at home alone? Where is their mother, and why doesn’t their father answer phone calls? But then new evidence is found—and Farley’s worst suspicions are confirmed. The fire wasn’t an accident. It’s murder. And worst of all, the killer of the children could be their father…