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A Known Evil: A gripping debut serial killer thriller full of twists you won’t see coming
Aidan Conway
A serial killer stalks the streets of Rome…A gripping debut crime novel and the first in a groundbreaking series, from a new star in British crime fiction. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin.A city on lockdown.In the depths of a freakish winter, Rome is being torn apart by a serial killer dubbed The Carpenter intent on spreading fear and violence. Soon another woman is murdered – hammered to death and left with a cryptic message nailed to her chest.A detective in danger.Maverick Detective Inspectors Rossi and Carrara are assigned to the investigation. But when Rossi’s girlfriend is attacked – left in a coma in hospital – he becomes the killer’s new obsession and his own past hurtles back to haunt him.A killer out of control.As the body count rises, with one perfect murder on the heels of another, the case begins to spiral out of control. In a city wracked by corruption and paranoia, the question is: how much is Rossi willing to sacrifice to get to the truth?
A Known Evil
AIDAN CONWAY
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Ebook Edition © March 2018 ISBN: 9780008281168
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Table of Contents
Cover (#u2ce18f84-704f-52b7-88d7-4ddd55380721)
Title Page (#ua6d3a836-90b2-5a5a-aa60-f6dff5d4a63f)
Copyright (#uafedbb6d-c0ff-5ce9-bf9b-baa8a92ea11f)
Dedication (#uda3ce11a-a9d5-58a5-99db-87eff9235b3e)
PART I (#u8f94d6e3-bc4c-56f9-a0b0-311225018b10)
Chapter One (#uf48eb0ee-beb3-54a3-b141-84a8e021440a)
Chapter Two (#ud3cde5d0-3e5e-570a-9134-0df3c810deba)
Chapter Three (#u4dc0e1e0-d99f-57db-8be0-c223dd30d536)
Chapter Four (#uc905cfdf-8c1c-58c8-9293-d727bdafaf4f)
Chapter Five (#u580e01c5-518e-5abd-925b-2efc50402edc)
Chapter Six (#ubee05168-6b11-5512-880d-a97e76b82e00)
Chapter Seven (#u04fce651-5074-5f9f-82e3-c2410bfadd27)
Chapter Eight (#u2d8a7426-e641-5112-880c-2144df3041b8)
Chapter Nine (#u5a5609d2-09c0-595e-b2e9-36f2eed20784)
Chapter Ten (#uf2bb91df-5d5e-5f90-8460-2708a60719a1)
Chapter Eleven (#u59cf99e7-1c3b-546a-baaa-8ba7683bc38c)
Chapter Twelve (#uaa658222-10c9-5caf-85be-e28041e1bef0)
Chapter Thirteen (#ue651ea93-efcd-5382-8dd5-9035ff38a9f1)
Chapter Fourteen (#u9b62b73d-1d7c-5071-8fe7-f6758a47341a)
Chapter Fifteen (#u0c078ac2-bef9-5dd9-b803-3bcbaa43d0f0)
Chapter Sixteen (#ue5c009aa-e14a-5cc1-87a8-5dfc8f984b97)
Chapter Seventeen (#ubad10546-d261-5fe3-a2ea-9b6e0d7fdc54)
Chapter Eighteen (#u6dde0341-3af0-5edd-ba8d-84e28545fb2a)
Chapter Nineteen (#uf45f4acc-5e0a-5f0f-ac23-08715e3863b8)
Chapter Twenty (#u3e31b8b0-9b3b-5c1c-9611-d5c0c67476fc)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
PART II (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Part III (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
