by Tania Carver
‘And what did she say to you again?’
Phil sighed, about to tell her.
‘Sorry, I know. I know. You’ve told me enough times. I’ve memorised it. Not yet. But soon.’ Marina sighed. ‘Should we move house?’
They had had this conversation many times. Phil knew that Marina was talking because she was scared and he didn’t blame her. He was too. ‘Would it make any difference? Is that the answer?’
‘What about security?’
‘Private security? Costs a lot.’
‘Those officers won’t be able to sit outside ours for ever.’
‘I know,’ said Phil. The conversation was a circuitous one. This was just the latest iteration. ‘I’m a police officer. I’ll call in favours. Make sure you and Josephina are protected.’
‘What about you?’
‘I should be able to take care of myself. I’m ready for her now.’
‘So we just have to, what? Be vigilant?’
‘Yeah. Be vigilant.’
Phil sensed it was still on Marina’s mind. He knew it was never far from Marina’s mind. Ever. He pressed himself close to her, tried to make light of it. ‘Come on. She’s not the first nutter who’s come after me.’
Marina responded, sketched a smile. ‘No. That description fits most of your ex-girlfriends. Before me, of course.’
Phil smiled. ‘Of course.’
They walked on in silence.
‘It’ll be one of those days when we’re not prepared for it,’ said Marina, ‘when we can’t imagine everything that could go wrong. That’s when she’ll be back.’
‘Then let’s make sure we imagine everything that could go wrong every day. Let’s be prepared,’ said Phil. ‘And face it together.’
‘Yes,’ said Marina, pressing herself close to him. ‘Let’s.’
THE SURROGATE
TANIA CARVER
A sickening killer is on the loose – a killer like no other. This murderer targets heavily pregnant women, drugging them and brutally removing their unborn babies.
When DI Phil Brennan is called to the latest murder scene, he knows that he has entered the world of the most depraved killer he has ever encountered. After a loveless, abused childhood, Phil knows evil well, but nothing in his life has prepared him for this.
And when criminal profiler Marina Esposito is brought in to help solve the case, she delivers a bombshell: she believes there is a woman involved in the killing – a woman desperate for children…
‘With a plotline that snares from the off, and a comprehensive cast of characters, Carver’s debut novel sets the crime thriller bar high. A hard act to follow’ Irish Examiner
CHOKED
TANIA CARVER
‘I have something you’ve lost,’ the voice said. ‘Your daughter.’
The honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito. Her house is in flames. Her husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. And then her phone rings…
The voice on the other end wants to play a game. If Marina completes a series of bizarre tasks within three days, she wins her daughter’s life. If she fails, her little girl dies. The clock starts now.
In a desperate race against time, Marina begins to suspect that the madman is someone she knows – someone with a past as troubled as her own. But the truth is far darker than she imagines…
‘The best in the series so far. Gruesome and fast-paced, with Carver’s trademark staccato sentences and plenty of suspense, this is definitely a white-knuckle read’ Guardian
THE CREEPER
TANIA CARVER
Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can’t move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. And underneath, the words: I’m watching over you. Her nightmare isn’t over. In fact, it’s just beginning.
Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has a killer to hunt. A killer who stalks young women, insinuates himself into their lives, and ultimately tortures and murders them in the most shocking way possible. But the more Phil investigates, the more he delves into the twisted psychology of his quarry, Phil realises that it isn’t just a serial killer he’s hunting but something – or someone – infinitely more calculating and horrific. And much closer to home than he realised…
‘Tania Carver [is] a bright new talent when it comes to edge-of-your-seat suspense’ Bella
