Мэтью Арлидж – лучшие книги

Детектив-инспектор Хелен Грейс расследует серию преступлений, в каждом из которых похищены два человека. Похититель ставит свои жертвы перед страшным выбором — убить другого или уме­реть самому. Как долго продолжится эта смертельная игра, зависит только от Хелен. Ведь этими похищениями маньяк шлет послание лично ей.

Prison is no place for a detective.

DI Helen Grace was one of the country's best police investigators. Now she's behind bars with the killers she caught.

Framed for murder.

She knows there is only one way out: stay alive until her trial and somehow prove her innocence.

Locked up with a killer.

But when a mutilated body is found in the cell next door, Helen fears her days are numbered. A murderer is on the loose. And she must find them. Before she becomes the next victim…

He is the first victim, and Detective Inspector Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night?
The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives.
Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is - or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase...

Der Schein trügt Die ganze Nacht hat Eileen auf ihren Mann gewartet. Mit wachsender Sorge. Denn Alan – ein liebevoller Vater, in der Kirche aktiv, allseits geschätzt – ist noch nie fortgeblieben. Als es morgens endlich klingelt, liegt nur ein Päckchen vor der Tür. Es enthält ein menschliches Herz. Alans Herz. D.I. Helen Grace und ihr Team finden seine verstümmelte Leiche in einem leer stehenden Haus in Southamptons Rotlichtbezirk. Doch was wollte Alan dort? Als ein weiterer Mann ermordet aufgefunden wird, das Herz herausgerissen, wird Helen klar, dass sie es mit einem Serienmörder zu tun hat. Und dass die toten Männer nicht ganz so unbescholten waren, wie es nach außen den Anschein hatte.

A young woman wakes up in a cold, dark cellar, with no idea how she got there or who her kidnapper is. So begins her terrible nightmare. Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach. But the dead girl was never reported missing - her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years. Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave. For Detective Inspector Helen Grace it's chilling evidence that she's searching for a monster who is not just twisted but also clever and resourceful - a predator who's killed before. And as Helen struggles to understand the killer's motivation, she begins to realize that she's in a desperate race against time . . .

She Loves Me
A woman's body lies in the road. At first it looks like a tragic accident. But when Helen Grace arrives on the scene it's clear she's looking at a coldblooded killing. But why would anyone target a much-loved wife and mother?

She Loves Me Not
Across town, a shopkeeper is killed while his customers are left unharmed. But what lies behind the killer's choices?

She Loves Me
Who lives? Who dies? Who's next? The clock is ticking.

She Loves Me Not
If Helen can't solve this deadly puzzle then more blood will be shed. But any mistake and it might be her own ...

Helen Grace, now back at Southampton Central following her release from prison, is first on the scene.

A break neck thriller which takes place in real time over 24 hours, this is the sharpest, most adrenliased Helen Grace thriller yet.

Detective Inspector Helen Grace is no stranger to tragedy. But when a body is found in a Southampton nightclub, the death cuts too close to the bone. Hiding her personal connection to the victim - and a double-life which must remain secret at all costs - Helen becomes a woman possessed, working her team around the clock to chase down every lead. As the killer strikes again, the investigation takes its toll not only on Helen but also her senior officers. Tempers flare, friendships fray and Helen faces an impossible choice. Confess her sins and lose control of the case? Or keep living a lie, protecting her darkest secrets, and risk getting trapped in this tangled web? But whatever she does, this killer will not stop until the truth is revealed: there are some fates worse than death . . .