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Also featuring DI Jack Caffery, Mo Hayder's terrifying second novel now reissued in B-format.A quiet residential street in south London.A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing.When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is called in to investigate, the similarities with events in his own past make it impossible for him to view this new crime dispassionately. And as he digs deeper - as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past and his present - the real nightmare begins ...
The Treatment: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This is an adult psychological crime thriller featuring graphic violence, kidnapping, child endangerment, torture of adults, and deeply disturbing themes. Not appropriate for young readers.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include child harm, torture, kidnapping, captivity, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who enjoy dark psychological crime mysteries will find this a gripping, disturbing thriller.