The Watcher
Grace Monroe
RRP £6.99
6th October 2008
978-1-84756-042-1
A young woman’s corpse is found within the grounds of Edinburgh Castle with the message 'More Will Die' written on her body in blood. Soon, the prophecy is fulfilled, more young women disappear - all redheads - their bodies later found bludgeoned to death, their feet severed.
Quickly dubbed 'The Edinburgh Ripper', the murders bring the city to its knees as a curfew is placed.
Headstrong young lawyer Brodie McLennan teams up with DI Duncan Bancho in an effort to discover the identity of this warped killer. Soon, their investigations uncover an Eastern European ring of human traffickers and a depraved internet chat room.
Unbeknownst to Brodie, the killer's web is spinning ever closer to her teenaged half sister Connie, recently back in her life. When Connie is reported missing, Brodie must quickly uncover the Ripper's identity - before her own flesh and blood becomes the latest victim.