Alice Quentin Series

Crossbones Yard

‘An atmospheric, smart, often terrifying read.’

Louise Penny

Ray and Marie Benson killed 13 women before they were caught, tried and imprisoned. Five of their victims were never found.

Now psychologist Alice Quentin has discovered a woman’s body on the waste ground at Crossbones Yard. Her wounds are horrifyingly similar to the Bensons’ signature style. But who would want to copy their crimes?

When Alice is called in to consult, her first instinct is to say no. She wants to focus on treating her patients, not hunting for a murderer. But the body at Crossbones Yard is just the start, and the killer may already be closer than Alice knows.

The Killing of Angels

At the height of a summer heatwave, a killer stalks the City of London.

The avenging angel leaves behind a scattering of feathers with each body – but why these victims? What were their sins?

Psychologist Alice Quentin agrees to advise on the case because she owes Detective Don Burns a favour. But soon she finds herself deep in the toxic heart of the Square Mile . . . A place where money means more than life – and no one is innocent.

The Winter Foundlings

Ella Williams is ten years old. She loves her granddad and her sister, and her shiny new red shoes. Soon she’s abducted by a killer – someone who kidnaps young girls, holds them for a few weeks then returns their bodies clothed in white foundling dresses.

The crimes are clearly linked to notorious child murderer Louis Kinsella, locked away in a high-security hospital. But is it a copycat? Or is he giving someone direct orders from behind bars?

To save Ella’s life, psychologist Alice Quentin must form a relationship with Kinsella. But he is slow to share his secrets, and all the while, time is running out for Ella…

River of Souls

Jude Shelley, the daughter of a prominent cabinet minister, was subjected to a horrifying assault and cast into the river Thames. Her attacker was never caught. A year later, forensic psychologist Alice Quentin is asked to re-examine the case.

Then another body is found: an elderly priest, washed up at Westminster Pier. An ancient glass bead is tied to his wrist.

Alice is certain that the Shelleys are hiding something – and that there will be more victims unless she can persuade them to share their secrets. The Thames has always been a site of violent sacrifice. And Alice is learning that some people still believe in its power…

Blood Symmetry

Clare Riordan and her son Mikey’s day always starts with an early morning walk. But one afternoon, the boy is found alone and disorientated. Soon after, a pack of Clare’s blood is left on a doorstep in the City of London.

Forensic psychologist Alice Quentin must help the traumatised child uncover his memories – in the hope it will lead them to his mother’s captors. But Clare is not the first victim, nor will she be the last.

The killers are driven by a desire for revenge. And in the end, it will all come down to blood.

Fatal Harmony

Adrian Stone is narcissist, with a psychotic desire to become the world’s most revered pianist, Stone was a child prodigy. But when his parents thwarted his ambition, he slaughtered them and his older sister in their Richmond home, ending up in Rampton’s high-security unit.

Nine years later Stone escapes with two goals in mind: to kill those who denied his destiny and pursue his musical ambitions.

Bodies start to appear around London. Psychologist Alice Quentin assist the Met’s search, until she realizes her own name is on Stone’s list of potential victims. Working alongside her boyfriend, DI Don Burns, Alice must stop Stone’s campaign in order to survive. There’s logic to the music left at each murder scene, and Alice thinks she’s cracked the case, but Stone has big plans for his grand finale . . .