Helen's most personal case yet as she investigates the murder of a close friend found cocooned in plastic. It looks like it was a tragic accident - a sex game gone wrong. The investigation soon threatens to expose Helen's private life and she has to make some tough personal choices along the way, as she hunts a twisted and elusive killer.

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGE

'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER
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There are some fates worse than death . . .

Called to a Southampton nightclub, Detective Inspector Helen Grace cuts the duct tape from the asphyxiated victim and discovers she knows him.

A man from the double life she has concealed from her superiors, Helen is determined to find his murderer - while keeping their relationship hidden at all costs.

When a new victim is found, Helen works around the clock to stop her life unravelling. She'll do anything to solve this case - but dare she reveal her own darkest secrets and lose everything?

And would even that be enough to stop this killer?
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PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE:

'Fast paced and nailbitingly tense . . . gripping' Sun

'DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine . . . MJ Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone' Daily Mail

'Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless' Sunday Sport

'Expertly pulled off. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell' Will Lavender

'A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller' Huffington Post