Birdman : Featuring Jack Caffrey, star of BBC’s Wolf series. A tense and terrifying thriller from the bestselling author Paperback / softback

This dark and disturbingly compelling thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder is not for the faint-hearted.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter, it is one read you won't be able to forget easily... 'A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images.' -- Guardian'Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating.' -- Daily Telegraph'Hayder's vibrant narrative and crunchy characterisation propel the book along to its denouement with fearsome velocity' -- The Times'WOW!

This is one scary thriller, gripping from the first page to the last' -- ***** Reader review'I was hooked!' -- ***** Reader review'An exhilarating, but disturbing, read that has you on the edge of your seat from the get go' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************************************THE RITUAL HAS TO END.

SOON. Greenwich, south-east London: Detective Inspector Jack Caffery - young, driven, unshockable - is called to one of the most gruesome crime scenes he has ever seen.

Five young women have been ritualistically murdered and dumped on wasteland near the Millennium Dome.

Subsequent post-mortems reveal a singular, horrific signature linking the victims. Soon Caffery realises that he is on the trail of that most dangerous offender: a serial killer.

Beset by animosity within the police force, haunted by the memory of a very personal death long ago, Caffery employs every weapon forensic science can offer to hunt him down. Because he knows that it is only a matter of time before this sadistic killer strikes again...