Judas child - Carol O’Connell

'A menacing and unsettling thriller set against a mysterious winter landscape that reflects the cold heart of a serial killer... a backdrop of small-town life, where everyone believes they know each other's secret histories, suspicion and mistrust bloom like rank weeds ... we eavesdrop on the harrowing tribulations of two kidnapped girls and as the hunt intensifies, it becomes clear that everyone involved has their own agenda.

Self-justification, revenge, even love, have their strange and twisted roles to play ... O'Connell is a consummate story teller.' Val McDermid, Express