Time of Death

Time of Death
Alex Barclay

The stunning sequel to Blood Runs ColdNOWHERE TO RUNFBI agent Ren Bryce's hunt for some of the country’s most dangerous killers is about to turn into a nightmare. There is unfinished business between Ren and those she is pursuing, and soon she is forced to confront both personal and professional traumas.NOWHERE TO HIDEThen someone close to Ren is murdered and secrets from her past look set to be revealed, throwing her into a world of fear, paranoia and danger.NO ONE TO TRUSTDark forces are at work and someone is determined to destroy Ren’s life. But time is running out and Ren must catch a killer before he catches her…

ALEX BARCLAY

Time of Death

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Praise for Alex Barclay (#ulink_d3e7bea4-025b-5224-be0e-6f1e2d5b10be)

‘The rising star of the hard-boiled crime fiction world, combining wild characters, surprising plots and massive backdrops with a touch of dry humour’ Mirror

‘Tense, no-punches-pulled thriller that will have you on the edge of your deckchair’ Woman and Home

‘Explosive’ Company

‘Darkhouse is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer’ Independent on Sunday

‘Compelling’ Glamour

‘Excellent summer reading … Barclay has the confidence to move her story along slowly, and deftly explores the relationships between her characters’ Sunday Telegraph

‘The thriller of the summer’ Irish Independent

‘If you haven’t discovered Alex Barclay, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon’ Image Magazine

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To Mary Maddison

CONTENTS

Cover (#uc26f3165-97de-59db-83b6-b8c094d0eff0)

Title Page (#u46ef3794-f5dc-58ea-95aa-8dd2606f9afb)

Copyright (#ulink_e7736f66-0348-5244-8e6b-31cdcfb1eea7)

Praise (#ulink_d4c31eb2-2dcc-5741-88b9-7aa59c9a1bb6)

Dedication (#ulink_19c2deeb-5613-51c1-acd4-81c9a75a4721)

Note (#ulink_67c72278-bb9e-5f00-921e-30bbf58c9d89)

Prologue (#ulink_cd88b460-d576-56c8-8d8b-4f1b56944241)

Chapter 1 (#ulink_10d8f295-4768-5986-ba4a-bbed6b831181)

Chapter 2 (#ulink_0dd3ad5e-96ef-5aff-8d01-6372fbfdeb6c)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_c41505bc-fc2c-5c15-b050-507f567eee81)

Chapter 4 (#ulink_48635976-ea87-557d-bac5-c7c0bb0b834e)

Chapter 5 (#ulink_12175b67-2331-5445-95cd-f2fa398395bd)

Chapter 6 (#ulink_f3719578-ae16-58a3-9fde-ce8f2f064f8c)

Chapter 7 (#ulink_f0844133-3ccb-5dcd-b62d-4996644cb0c7)

Chapter 8 (#ulink_e7dde575-ca85-5f5e-83b8-dc5e977f359e)

Chapter 9 (#ulink_495d448f-cc84-56cc-b6fd-1046a2b11fef)

Chapter 10 (#ulink_b3e09e2f-cae7-5a83-a15e-1e6906339342)

Chapter 11 (#ulink_3eb99e34-5549-5334-abf5-ccd82fbc80e3)

Chapter 12 (#ulink_8d619456-57a8-5ded-b593-f72db786a6cb)