Cold Killing
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3.9 • 42 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Terrifyingly authentic, London-set debut crime novel with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.
How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace?
A young man is stabbed to death in his flat.
A woman has her throat slit in an abandoned lot.
No DNA. No witnesses. No fingerprints.
How do you catch a killer who leaves nothing behind?
DI Sean Corrigan can see the darkness behind James Hellier’s eyes. But a lack of evidence is makes it impossible to connect him to the crime. Can Sean and his team get this killer off the streets before another body is found?
The unmissable start to the DI Sean Corrigan series is perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Peter James.
Reviews
‘A striking debut from a former Murder Squad Detective, Delaney is not his real name, but there is no doubt about his inside knowledge and ability to convey it’ Daily Mail
‘A confident, aggressive and very promising debut by a former Met detective’ The Times
‘An authentic voice on how the police operate with a stone-cold killer striking randomly around London … scary authenticity’ The Sun
About the author
Luke Delaney joined the Metropolitan Police Service in the late 1980s and his first posting was to an inner city area of South East London notorious for high levels of crime and extreme violence. He was later asked to join the CID where he investigated murders ranging from those committed by fledgling serial killers to gangland assassinations.
COLD KILLING is his first novel.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Former detective Luke Delaney brings his thorough knowledge of London police work to this layered pageturner. Cold Killing introduces DI Sean Corrigan, a survivor of childhood abuse who now seeks resolution through his work. But Corrigan’s up against a meticulous, manipulative serial killer who leads a double life as a successful family man. With its sharp moral edge and fascinating procedural detail, this crime thriller kept us riveted from start to finish.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Delaney's debut offers enough variation on the familiar detective-tormented-by-a-horrific-childhood theme to leave readers eager for the next in the series. Det. Insp. Sean Corrigan, in charge of a South London Murder Investigation Team, pulled his life together after being sexually abused as a child. That trauma has given him an advantage when confronting violent crimes, as his experience with human darkness enables him to "make leaps in investigation others struggled to understand, filling in the blanks with his unique imagination." And Corrigan needs any advantage he can get in dealing with a brilliant killer who knows exactly how to strike without leaving clues for forensic scientists. The savage stabbing of a gay man is the first crime that brings the murderer to Corrigan's attention, but it's by no means the last. A contrivance toward the end will annoy those expecting a more intelligent resolution, but the permutations in the cat-and-mouse plot line work well.
