Bücher von Kate Rhodes

?Alice is a vividly realized protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline.? ?New York Times bestselling author Sophie HannahClare Riordan and her son, Mikey, are abducted from Clapham Common early one morning. Hours later, the boy is found wandering disorientated. Soon after, a container of Clare's blood is left on a doorstep in the heart of London.Psychologist Alice Quentin is brought in to help the traumatized child uncover his memories, with the hope that it might lead the authorities to his mother's captors. But Alice swiftly realizes Clare is not the first victim... nor will she be the last.The killers are desperate for revenge... and in the end, it will all come down to blood.

Praise for the Alice Quentin series:?A fast-moving, entertaining mix of sex, suspense and serial killings.? ?Washington Post?Alice is a vividly realized protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline.? ?New York Times bestselling author Sophie HannahJude Shelley, daughter of a prominent cabinet minister, had her whole life ahead of her until she was attacked and left to drown in the Thames. Miraculously, she survived. A year later, her family is now asking psychologist Alice Quentin to re-examine the case.But then a body is found: an elderly priest, attacked in Battersea, washed up at Westminster Pier. An ancient glass bead is tied to his wrist.Alice is certain that Jude and her family are hiding something, but unless she can persuade them to share what they know, more victims will come.Because the Thames has always been a site of sacrifice and death.And Alice is about to learn that some people still believe in it...

A London forensic psychologist pursues a serial killer with a passion for music and revenge in this crime thriller by the author of Blood Symmetry.Adrian Stone believes he is a genius. A narcissist, with a psychotic desire to pursue his ambition to become the world's most revered pianist, Stone joined London's Royal College of Music as a child prodigy, believing his path to fame was secure. But when his parents decided to send him back to school, he slaughtered them and his older sister in their Richmond home, landing himself 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.As bodies start to appear around London, Dr. Alice Quentin is brought in from the Met's Forensic Psychology Unit. But when she realizes her name is on Stone's list of potential victims, the case becomes personal.Working alongside her boyfriend, DI Don Burns, London's most successful murder investigator, Alice must stop Stone to save her own life. She soon realizes that there is logic to the music left at each murder scene, and thinks she's cracked the case, but little does she know what Stone has in store for his grand finale . . .Fatal Harmony is a compelling crime thriller that will appeal to fans of authors like Helen Fields, Elly Griffiths, and Mari Hannah.

Returning home to the tiny, restricted island of Bryher, investigator Ben Kitto is on extended leave from his high-pressured job in the Met murder squad. But when a crime is committed, it is down to him to protect the locals - who have known him all his life - and solve the case

Getting into the mind of a killer isn't for the faint of heart... Psychologist Alice Quentin must track down a murderer in the City, in this thrilling novel for fans of Nicci French and Ruth Rendell. 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 only agrees to help out 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 can be counted innocent. With fascinating characters and a page-turning plot, Kate Rhodes's novels are perfect for fans of Nicci French and Val McDermid.