Date: 9 August 2010
The latest of the Roy Grace detective series set in Brighton, England. This held the number one position in the Sunday Times Book Review for several weeks. After a New Year’s Eve ball a woman is brutally raped in a top hotel on the way back to her room. A week later another woman is attacked in similar circumstances. Both victims wore expensive designer shoes which were taken by the offender; could their shoes be attracting the rapist? Detective Superintendent Grace seems to remember a cold case from 1997 that bears remarkable similarities to these recent cases. A real page turner, gripping and full of surprises. Several possible suspects are introduced to the reader and the plot keeps you guessing right to the end.
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