The silent killer

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DCI Jack Parker has a secret. He has early onset dementia and he will do anything and everything to hide it from his peers and the people he’s investigating. From his father, Jack Parker has inherited the mutant gene that guarantees he will get dementia. It’s early days for Jack, and his symptoms so far can be put down to ageing while he’s taking steps to manage the problem and keep the job he loves. He’s told no one except his older brother (a former Catholic priest) and is following all the research which suggests he can delay the onset of the more obvious symptoms for as long as possible. When Jack begins to investigate a murder case in which a serial killer is clearly haunted by childhood memories, he begins to realise that his own memories are built on increasingly shifting sands – making him almost envy the killer’s obvious clarity.

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‘SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL’ – Doug Johnstone
‘BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE’ – Graham Bartlett
‘AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES’ – Patricia Gibney
‘A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME’ – Robert Rutherford

THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THERE’S NO ESCAPE.

DCI Jack Parker has faced some tough cases, but with a serial killer stalking the streets of Newcastle and one of his closest colleagues lying in the mortuary following a hit and run he thinks things are about as tough as they’ve ever been. But he should know that trouble always comes in threes.

Jack is about to face the biggest challenge of his life, one that will end his career and destroy his family: Early Onset Dementia. As he does everything he can to hide his deteriorating condition from his family and colleagues, Jack believes that the serial killer is haunted by his childhood while his own memories are built on increasingly shifting sands.

The race against time to save lives, including his own, has begun.

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Weight 320 g
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3.4 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

455

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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