The Death Sculptor

the MOST ADDICTIVE, gripping and suspenseful serial killer thriller you'll read in 2025
The terrifying new thriller from the Sunday Timesbestselling author ofThe Night Stalkerand The Executioner

Pre-order HIDE AND SEEK, the first standalone thriller from Chris Carter, coming July 2026!

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes the fourth instalment in the Robert Hunter series!

'Good job you didn't turn on the lights .' 

A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless - Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind.

For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he's ever seen before. And what could the hidden message be?

Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they've found a lead, a new body is found - and a new calling card. But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they've made so far goes out of the window.

Pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with confident investigator Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the puzzle . before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches to his masterpiece.

PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER:

‘A page-turner.’ EXPRESS

'A touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter's plotting' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Gripping . not for the squeamish' HEAT

READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE DEATH SCULPTOR … (5 STAR REVIEWS*****)
'Easy five star and best thriller series I have read by far!'
'Brilliant!! Officially my favorite fiction crime writer of all time!'
'The storytelling and plotting here again are first class.'
'Another excellent book from Chris Carter.'
'Another brilliant crime thriller that's unlike any other.'

Pages: 512

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