The Reaper

The Reaper
Steven Dunne

A damaged detective and a brutal serial killer collide in this nail-biting thriller debut.Detective Inspector Damen Brook thinks he’s left his past behind him in London. But it seems a serial killer has followed him north…Brook’s seeking sanctuary. Years in the MET have left their mark - so much so that he's fled to Derby leaving behind his marriage, his teenage daughter and very nearly his sanity to wind down a once promising career in the peace of the Peak District.But one winter's night, Brook is confronted by a serial killer he hunted many years before - The Reaper - a man who slaughters families in their homes then disappears without a trace.To find this killer Brook must discover what the Reaper is doing in Derby, why he's started killing again and what, if anything, connects the butchered families.As Brook becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse, he is forced to face his own demons by revisiting the previous investigation and confronting a past that destroyed his family and nearly cost him his life…A heart-stopping thriller from a stunning new crime talent, for fans of Stuart MacBride and Thomas Harris.

STEVEN DUNNE

The Reaper

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Version: 2018-06-26

Dedicated to my beautiful wife Carmel, whose wholehearted and constructive support made this book possible.

Table of Contents

Title Page (#u645d72ff-9041-58a4-baf4-39d5e75d3eff)

Copyright (#u9664b01d-dc7d-5a7d-b887-00e14b7e8b0a)

Prologue (#ud1058558-e2c7-5bf3-8f04-e8529249f5a9)

Chapter One (#u96b57342-fab3-53f6-8c04-3b7867883374)

Chapter Two (#ua20613cf-05d8-5f9d-bfc6-4e99c22de460)

Chapter Three (#u28560d80-6d22-5959-883b-66a2f6746740)

Chapter Four (#ud44085f9-f488-52b0-927d-02a65a4385d5)

Chapter Five (#u5f02f6a8-9132-5506-b0d0-17ad8b9fa90c)

Chapter Six (#ud096b474-e3a9-5469-85a7-e46209ef13bd)

Chapter Seven (#u66d62028-b95e-5c65-9b31-cc7428582e93)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

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)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-one (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-seven (#litres_trial_promo)