Perfect Silence

Perfect Silence
Helen Fields

When silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim’s skin.DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found nestled beside an abandoned baby.After another young woman is found butchered, Luc and Ava realise the babydoll killer is playing a horrifying game. And it’s only a matter of time before he strikes again. Can they stop another victim from being silenced forever – or is it already too late?

PERFECT SILENCE

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Source ISBN: 9780008275174

Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008275181

Version 2018-11-26

Dedication (#ub69f8a1f-fa1d-583b-a431-2132bef6c32e)

For Gabriel

When I look at you, I see the man you will become.

That man is kind and loyal, strong but gentle, steadfast and principled.

He is a leader.

I am more proud than you could ever possibly know.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u49fa3ea0-4598-5ad9-8e13-cce88c186a4b)

Title Page (#ua8f34d55-664d-5de1-9b65-421e2df557ce)

Copyright (#u2eb8dee1-a079-5d7f-8899-42e005ca559a)

Dedication (#ua74d1b20-d4e2-5af1-b3ed-2af202cb9638)

Chapter One (#u4fc7c501-075b-5cd8-92b9-4c7137ce3baf)

Chapter Two (#ucc472421-1088-5c14-9d4b-34e4b8732bc3)

Chapter Three (#ua5638ebe-b453-598d-84d1-8f1a3171047a)

Chapter Four (#u4799d07d-8b31-5414-8273-5f282e1b3270)

Chapter Five (#u277c119a-ecf5-5eb3-afed-13c25b928695)

Chapter Six (#u508d525c-d3a3-59fe-a626-ad3c9b0c4e51)

Chapter Seven (#uf227d7f0-fc8f-566b-a8af-c81e97bf94dd)

Chapter Eight (#ued32272a-5a3b-53cc-b887-19ab6becb57d)

Chapter Nine (#u5cad34fd-8bf2-51be-a98d-7502abab005a)

Chapter Ten (#ud21bb889-8bab-56e2-a114-5d5e54c36087)

Chapter Eleven (#u8377cea7-b9c9-5c5f-bf6d-a667ec70269f)

Chapter Twelve (#u15fc500d-d612-54be-acd1-108efc70f9a1)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)