A heart-stopping thriller from the award-winning crime fiction author whose βnovels are almost indecently gripping and enjoyableβ (Sophie Hannah, New York Timesβbestselling author).
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Belinda Bauer is a British crime writer of the highest caliber, whose smart, stylish novels have captivated readers and reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic and earned her a reputation as βthe true heir to the great Ruth Rendellβ (The Mail on Sunday). The Beautiful Dead is a riveting narrative centered on a down-on-her-luck journalist and a serial killer desperate for the spotlight.
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TV crime reporter Eve Singerβs career is flagging, but that starts to change when she covers a spate of bizarre murdersβeach one committed in public and advertised like an art exhibition. When the killer contacts Eve about her coverage of his crimes, she is suddenly on the inside of the biggest murder investigation of the decade. But as the killer becomes increasingly obsessed with her, Eve realizes thereβs a thin line between inside information and becoming an accomplice to murderβpossibly her own.
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βBauerβs novel unfolds like an episode of Criminal Minds, with rapid-fire plotting.β βEntertainment Weekly