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The Mind of a Murderer
Series: Dr Olivia Winter
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The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims. Meet Dr Olivia Winter. ‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ – Angela Marsons ‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ – John Marrs ‘A searingly...
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The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims.
Meet Dr Olivia Winter.
‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ Angela Marsons ‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ John Marrs
An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with shock twists for 2025
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The best person to understand a serial killer is one of his victims. Meet Dr Olivia Winter.
‘I was hooked from the first page… mind-blowing and gripping. I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment’ – Angela Marsons
‘Chilling, unnerving [and] pacey’ – John Marrs
‘A searingly intense, utterly captivating character-driven thriller, and destined to be one of 2024’s most memorable pieces of crime fiction’ – B P Walter
‘Perfectly paced – intriguing and relentless through to a pitch perfect conclusion’ – Will Shindler
A DARK PAST
Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose job is to understand the minds of serial killers. There’s only one monster she can’t understand, her father.
A NEW IDENTITY
Notorious and brutal, he held a reign of terror until he was caught. His nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be his last victim, but she survived.
A SERIAL KILLER WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING
Now, a serial killer is stalking the streets of London. As the body count rises, the police need Olivia’s help to profile him before he can strike again. But to do so, she will need to confront her own demons…
The pulse-pounding brand new thriller from the bestselling author of the Matilda Darke series is available now!
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Are you ready to join Olivia Winter as she takes on the hunt for a serial killer?
‘A master of horror and suspense’
‘This twisty tale of murder and mayhem is mind-blowing'
‘Outstanding’
‘Definitely not for the faint-hearted'
‘PHENOMENAL’
‘So compulsive’
‘Full of twists you didn’t see coming’
‘The very definition of a deftly paced, high stakes thriller’
‘A must-read’
‘Excellent plotting’
‘I’ll be surprised if I read a better book this year’
‘My heart was in my mouth’
‘I could not put it down’
‘Real characters, fast plot and dark side’
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The Mind of a Murderer
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008618865
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: One More Chapter
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Sheffield. As a journalist he has covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.
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