Next Victim

MEET DETECTIVE RACHEL KING IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW CRIME SERIES.

DISCOVER **A BRAND NEW MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR** HELEN H. DURRANT THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM START TO NERVE-SHREDDING FINISH.

**A young man’s body is found burnt and tortured** by a Manchester canal.

He was a journalism student who told his friends he was working on a big story. His death leads the police on a false trail.

**Detective Rachel King investigates. She has a secret,** the love of her life is a well-known villain. He has recently come back on the scene. But what does he really want?

**A brutal serial killer with a taste for good-looking young blonde men.**

A student who thinks she has a long-lost brother. But even her own father doesn’t believe her. She was involved with the first victim.

**As the murders continue, can Rachel keep her family together and stop the killer?**

**A RACE AGAINST TIME TO STOP A SERIAL KILLER WITH A HIDDEN AGENDA**

Perfect for fans of **Angela Marsons, Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham.**

What readers are saying about **NEXT VICTIM**

“I **couldn’t put it down.** ” Barbara

“This new series by Helen H. Durrant certainly has got **off to a thrilling start.** ” Viv

“If you want a book to get your teeth into, **this is the one.** A massive 5*” Greta

“Another **fast-paced** murder mystery” Aileen

“The writing was **top notch** and the characters were very real.” Kat

**THE DETECTIVE**

DCI Rachel King. Thirty-nine year-old mother of two teenage daughters. Divorced from Alan. She lives in the Cheshire village of Poynton – about ten miles from central Manchester. She is good at her job, gets results but does make mistakes. One of them was getting involved with a budding villain in her teens. No one, family, friends or colleagues know anything about this.

**ALSO BY HELEN H. DURRANT**

THE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES

Book 1: DEAD WRONG

Book 2: DEAD SILENT

Book 3: DEAD LIST

Book 4: DEAD LOST

Book 5: DEAD & BURIED

Book 6: DEAD NASTY

Book 7: DEAD JEALOUS

THE DCI GRECO BOOKS

Book 1: DARK MURDER

Book 2: DARK HOUSES

Book 3: DARK TRADE