Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter's fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found. A journal ends up on Robert Hunter’s desk. It soon becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose. Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?' the officer at the end of the line asks. 'Because if you don't . . . I'm sure you will once you get here.'

But this discovery does more than just link the two killings it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer.

Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter’s fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found. Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?' the officer at the end of the line asks. ';Because if you don't . . . I'm sure you will once you get here.' With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims' fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught. With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.

An exceptional thriller writer who fully deserves to be ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver' Daily Mail Robert Hunter is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim. But this discovery does more than just link the two killings – it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer. Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?’ the officer at the end of the line asks. ‘Because if you don’t . . . I’m sure you will once you get here.’

An exceptional thriller writer who fully deserves to be ranked alongside Jeffery Deaver’ Daily Mail