The death watcher / Chris Carter.
By: Carter, Chris.
Publisher: London : Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2024Description: 400 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781471197611 (hbk.) :; 1471197611 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Hunter, Robert, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction | Serial murder investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction | Thriller | Thriller | Modern & contemporary fiction | Crime & mystery fiction | Thriller / suspense fiction | Horror & supernatural fictionGenre/Form: Suspense fiction.Summary: When a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn't caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death. What no one realises is that what Dr Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed - a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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When a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn't caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death. What no one realises is that what Dr Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed - a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.