‘Another time then.’
‘Sure. See you soon.’
Geraldine hung up. She was pleased at Sam’s friendly response to her invitation. Life was full of possibilities.
There would be no more opportunities for Edward Barrington’s victims to make new friends, or even to sit at home feeling lonely; their futures had been senselessly snatched away by a man who had discovered the fragility of life when he was only ten. At times it was hard to make sense of anything, but right now she wanted to put the horrors of the case behind her. She had her work, her friends and her flat, and Celia, who thought of her as a sister, and soon she would start searching for her mother. For now she was content to spend an evening alone with a glass of wine and the distraction of mindless television. It was enough simply to be alive.
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
Part 1
1: Take Me Home
2: Usual Terms
3: Keeping Secrets
4: Cry Into The Silence
5: Sense Of Purpose
6: A Low Profile
7: Collection From Life
8: Consternation
9: Working Together
10: One Dead Stranger
11: Shock
12: Caught Off Guard
13: Sick With Worry
14: Wordless Rage
15: Memory Of The Dead
Part 2
16: A Long Shot
17: The Agony Of Moving
18: Too Close For Comfort
19: Still Missing
20: A Positive Identification
21: Hell To Pay
22: Murder Is Murder
23: Blood
24: A Quiet Girl
25: A Possible Suspect
26: Sharp Edge
Part 3
27: A Grand Job
28: A Straightforward Question
29: The Devil’S Face
30: Around Midnight
31: Concealed From Every Angle
32: Wild Accusation
33: Drunk And Disorderly
34: As Good As Dead
35: Wild Speculation
36: Crossing The Line
37: Not Always Safe
38: A Different Angle
39: Additional Pressure
40: A Minor Traffic Incident
41: Unseeing Faces
42: A Maddening Conundrum
43: Searching
Part 4
44: Vulnerable Women
45: A Dead End
46: Too Cruel
47: Lost Contact
48: In A Bad Way
49: On The Move
50: Darkness More Profound
51: In Trouble
52: A Tricky Case
53: A Regular Customer
54: Last Seen Alive
55: Ritual
56: Heady Recklessness
57: Suddenly Scared
58: Through The Night
Part 5
59: A Hint Of Aggression
60: More Than His Life Was Worth
61: As Good As They Say
62: Sound Of Crying
63: On The Brink
64: Dangerous Predicament
65: Let Down
66: One Memento
67: Twilight Zone
68: A Right To Know
69: Vanished Without Trace
70: Foreboding
71: Pathetic Lives
72: Our Dark Side
73: Unremarkable People
Copyright
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