[Banham 02] • Passion Killers

### From Booklist

Sex, sadism, and sensationalism loom large in actress turned writer Regan’s second novel. She brings back London police detective Paul Banham, a flawed hero consumed by guilt because he failed to prevent the horrific murders of his family 10 years earlier. Also starring is Banham’s sidekick, Alison Grainger, with whom he has had an on-again, off-again romance. Banham’s latest case begins when the brutally battered body of Shaheen Hakhti is found in the trunk of a car, a red G-string stuffed into her mouth. An investigation into her past reveals she once worked in a seedy Soho strip joint that became notorious when the manager was murdered around the time Hakhti and five of her friends worked there. Motives and suspects for the murder are rife, but when two more former strippers are murdered, the pressure on Banham and his team of seasoned detectives mounts. The graphic, gory novel is flawed by a predictable ending, but its furious pace and taut suspense provide plenty of compensation for fans of edgy, hard-boiled fare. --Emily Melton

### Product Description

A convicted murderer is out of prison, to the horror of six women involved in his crime twenty years ago. Then, they were seedy nightclub strippers. Now, some of them have a lot to lose. Two are murdered, a red g-string stuffed in each mouth. And DI Paul Banham finds no one has a cast-iron alibi. Furious pace and taut suspense provide plenty of compensation for fans of edgy, hardboiled fare."" --Booklist