Birdman

About this book

With the forensic acumen of Patricia Cornwell and the atmosphere of Lynda La Plantes Prime Suspect series Birdman - already an international sensation prior to publication - introduces a troubled homicide detective battling the demons of his past while facing the psychopath of the century. In the chilling opening to Birdman the bodies of five women are found ritualistically mutilated and dumped on wasteland in Greenwich England. When post-mortem examinations reveal a single horrific signature linking the victims - a tiny bird sewn into each chest - the police realize they are on the trail of a serial killer with a terrifying mind. Detective Inspector Jack Caffery young driven unshockable finds himself facing both hostilities within the force and his own memory of a lethal failure as he struggles to unravel the most macabre murders hes ever seen. Now as he employs every weapon science can offer he knows he has little time before the sadistic killer strikes again. But he has so little evidence. All he has are five mutilated corpses and five dead little birds. Mo Hayder - with a keen psychological insight brilliant forensic and procedural detail and a psychically wounded but charismatic lead investigator - has written a first novel of raw intensity and deep understanding that will thrill the hearts of the most demanding readers of crime fiction.