P. J. TRACY

Gregory Norwood, wealthy businessman and close friend of Minnesota's leading candidate for Governor, is found dead on the first anniversary of his son's drug overdose. It seems clear to Detectives Gino and Magozzi that grief drove him to suicide. Until they realise the left-handed man seems to have used his right hand to pull the trigger.And they find the second body.As the seemingly open-and-shut case becomes a murder enquiry, the detectives begin to delve into the dark secrets of one of the city's most powerful families. It seems the murders are not the first in the Norwoods' tragic story - and they won't be the last . . .

As the nights draw in so the killings begin... A missing girl is found dead in a parking lot, her throat cut. Two young immigrants are gunned down in their apartment. And with each passing day the body count rises... For Minneapolis homicide detectives Gino and Magozzi it seems that this autumn the bodies are falling faster than the leaves.

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DISCOVER THE GRIPPING THRILLER FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING TWIN CITIES SERIESSupercharged storytelling DAILY MAIL________ A young woman is murdered in a park in Minneapolis. When detectives Gino and Magozzi discover a playing card near the body, they recognise the work of a serial killer who has already struck the city once before. But its worse than they imagined. The card is the four of spades the last victims was an ace: it seems theyre already two murders behind. Once again working with Grace MacBride and her team of analysts, they discover a web of evidence stretching back into the past.And there is little time to untangle it:This killer has a taste for blood, and hes intent on playing out the deck . . .________ PRAISE FOR P. J. TRACY: Outrageously suspenseful Harlan Coben A fast-paced gripping read with thrills and devilish twists Guardian A powerful thriller and an ingenious plot Observer Review Some of the best new blood work in the genre . . . Scary funny, witty, and genuinely perplexing right to the end Glasgow Herald