Trick or Treat

Religion, madness and murder align amongst the teeming spires of Oxford, England, in this terrifying Halloween thriller from Jackson Sharp. Perfect for fans of Karen Rose, Richard Montanari, Chris Carter, and Alastair Gunn 
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As Halloween approaches, the mutilated body of a young woman is found in a remote field, posed to resemble a piece of ancient religious art. 
 
Then, when another body is displayed to similarly chilling effect, it's clear that there is a link between the two murders. As panic spreads across Oxford, DI Lauren Rose must stop a killer with a dark and dangerous obsession. 
 
But as the investigation deepens, Rose realises that the city is being stalked by an evil that has revealed itself before far from Oxford. And that there is a pattern. A reason for the name The Halloween Killer . . .

Jackson Sharp lives in the UK. Trick or Treat was Jackson's first thriller, and Twelve Deaths of Christmas is his second.

As Halloween approaches, the mutilated body of a young woman is found in a field, positioned to resemble a piece of ancient religious art. 
 
When another body is discovered in similar circumstances, it's clear that there is a link between the two murders. As panic spreads across Oxford, DI Lauren Rose must stop a killer with a dark and dangerous obsession. 
 
But as the investigation deepens, Rose realises that the city is being stalked by an evil that has revealed itself before far from Oxford. And that there is a pattern. A reason for the name The Halloween Killer.

Jackson Sharp

It's Christmas, but Detective Inspector Kerry Cox isn't celebrating. 
 
 When the body of retired ex-copper Bill Radley is found, broken by a three-storey fall, his death is labelled as suicide. But Cox doesn't buy this explanation. Why was she called in on her day off? And why have the Ministry of Justice made an appearance? 
 
 Stubbornly ignoring pressures from above, she begins an investigation. But as the body count rises DI Cox is forced to team up with Greg Wilson, a journalist and romantic mistake she once made. 
 
 As the days of Christmas draw in, the pair realize they're hunting a ruthless serial killer desperate for revenge . . .

Jackson Sharp

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