Aftermath by Peter Robinson

35 The Hill is an ordinary house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. But it is about to become infamous . . .When police constables Janet Taylor and Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report of a domestic disturbance, they stumble upon a truly horrific scene. A scene which leaves one dead and the other fighting for her life and career. Inspector Alan Banks, currently Acting Superintendent, has been leading the hunt for the Chameleon, a serial killer who has so far abducted five young women in the Yorkshire area. Banks is immediately called to The Hill – where, it seems, the Chameleon’s identity has finally and gruesomely been revealed.But the capture of the serial killer is only the beginning of a shocking investigation that will test everyone to the absolute limit . . .

‘A writer at the very height of his powers.’ IAN RANKIN

‘What raises Robinson’s series out of the routine is the thoughtfulness of the writing, the subtlety of the characterisation and the skill of the plotting.’ OBSERVER