Forbidden Fruit – Erica Spindler

Lead us not into temptation…
At fifteen, Victor Santos sneaks out to meet friends and returns home to find his mother murdered. But with only a half-eaten apple as their sole clue, the police fail to find the killer. Brooding with guilt and revenge, Victor encounters Glory, a girl unaware of her scandalous ancestry. Suffering at the hands of her controlling mother, Glory is desperate to discover the secrets and lies her mother is hiding the secrets and lies that Victor holds the key to.

Years later, the Snow White Killer’ is back in New Orleans, murdering prostitutes and leaving a gruesome calling card. Detective Victor Santos is on the case could it be that his mother’s killer has returned to slaughter once more?

A first-rate romantic thriller. Rendezvous

I can put Spindler on my growing list of favourite crime-fiction authors. Evening Standard

Erica Spindler is a master of suspense. Ulster Tatler