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The fourth in the bestselling detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel relocates to London to take on another harrowing murder investigation. While Geraldine strikes up a friendship with her new sergeant, the bodies of two black girls are discovered in quick succession in North London. Concerned about a reaction from the local black community, the police are puzzled to learn that two teeth were extracted from both victims after they died. One of the girls worked in a massage parlour and suspicion falls on a client of hers, a known racist. Geraldine is led to the upmarket shops of Bond Street in Central London. She fails to find the killer who is out prowling the streets hunting for his next victim. A young gay man unwittingly goes home with the killer who also takes another girl home to his attic, where he keeps his victims chained up while he shows them his 'collection'. With the death toll mounting, Geraldine has no time to search for her birth mother as she hunts for the elusive killer the papers are calling 'The Dentist'. When she finally discovers the gruesome collection on display in his attic, the killer knows that Geraldine must be his next victim.The fourth in the bestselling detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel relocates to London to take on another harrowing murder investigation. While Geraldine strikes up a friendship with her new sergeant, the bodies of two black girls are discovered in quick succession in North London. Concerned about a reaction from the local black community, the police are puzzled to learn that two teeth were extracted from both victims after they died. One of the girls worked in a massage parlour and suspicion falls on a client of hers, a known racist. Geraldine is led to the upmarket shops of Bond Street in Central London. She fails to find the killer who is out prowling the streets hunting for his next victim. A young gay man unwittingly goes home with the killer who also takes another girl home to his attic, where he keeps his victims chained up while he shows them his 'collection'. With the death toll mounting, Geraldine has no time to search for her birth mother as she hunts for the elusive killer the papers are calling 'The Dentist'. When she finally discovers the gruesome collection on display in his attic, the killer knows that Geraldine must be his next victim. ** ### Review "This tense and compelling narrative introduces an extraordinary new mystery protagonist. . . . Russell paints a careful and intriguing portrait of a small British community while developing a compassionate and complex heroine who's sure to win fans."  —*Publishers Weekly* starred review of *Cut Short* "This book could be used as a textbook on how to write a mystery novel."  —examiner.com on *Dead End* "The author has certainly done her job and done it well. Geraldine is a fascinating character and deserves even more tales in the future."  —*Suspense Magazine* ### About the Author Leigh Russell is the award-winning author of the Geraldine Steel and Ian Peterson mysteries. She is an English teacher who lives in the UK with her family.