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  • Location: London

When Darkness Calls

When Darkness Calls

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2000s: A killer is murdering people and theatrically displaying their bodies..

  • ISBN: 978-0349420738
  • Genre: Crime, Police Procedural

What you need to know before your trail

Holly Wakefield works for the NHS as a criminal psychologist specialising in serial killers. She has particular reason to be good at her job – but she keeps that to herself.

When DI Bishop from the Met Police approaches Holly to investigate a recent killing, Holly is horrified by the dismembered bodies and the way they have been theatrically positioned. More shocking still is when the pathologist reveals this is not the first time she has seen these mutilations. It means a serial killer is out there, and they’re going to kill again – soon.

Holly is used to chasing serial killers. But this killer has something in common with Holly that she’s kept hidden for as long as she can remember. And for the first time since she was a child, Holly is forced to face the darkness of her past…

Travel Guide

Travel to London with  forensic psychologist Holly Wakefield

The settings in this novel such as the hospital and killing spots are either vague or fictional for obvious reasons. Having said that, the city comes across loud and clear in the roads, buildings, chaotic streets and the communities within various areas.

The met police is at the centre of the story as is the fictional hospital along the Cromwell road where Holly works. There’s some dark corners of London visited.

Further afield, there’s Bayview Hospital, known as ‘Monster Mansion’, run by Dr Andell, with  seriously ill patients. Again, luckily, fictional.

BookTrail Boarding Pass: When Darkness Calls

Destination: London    Author/guide: Mark Griffin  Departure Time: 2000s

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