by Mark Roberts
About Blood Mist
Two massacred families, with signs of ritual killings.
A nine-year-old-child, abandoned in the snow.
An imprisoned murderer, holding information he wont give up.
As Liverpool holds its breath, DCI Eve Clay hunts a sadistic killer who knows more about her past than she does.
Her search will take her down into the tunnels beneath Liverpool, boarded up and forgotten since World War 2. There, deep underground, she will come face to face with true evil for the first time.
Reviews
‘A genuinely innovative crime writer with a taste for the macabre and unexpected.’
Daily Mail
‘Dark, gripping and believable. Roberts’ intimate knowledge of Liverpool makes the city into a sinister character of itself.’
Graham Masterton
About Mark Roberts
MARK ROBERTS was born and raised in Liverpool, and was educated at St Francis Xavier’s College. He was a teacher for twenty years before becoming a writer. He is the author of The Sixth Soul and What She Saw, which was longlisted for a CWA Gold Dagger.
Visit: markrobertscrimewriter.com
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The story starts here.
First published in the UK in 2015 by Head of Zeus, Ltd.
Copyright © 2015, Mark Roberts
The moral right of Mark Roberts to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
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This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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ISBN (HB): 9781784082888
ISBN (TPB): 9781784082895
ISBN (E): 9781784082871
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Contents
Cover
Welcome Page
Display Options Notice
Dedication
Maps
Prologue
33 years later
Day One
Chapter 1: 11.55 pm
Chapter 2: 11.59 pm
Day Two
Chapter 3: 00.12 am
Chapter 4: 00.12 am
Chapter 5: 00.16 am
Chapter 6: 00.23 am
Chapter 7: 00.55 am
Chapter 8: 1.10 am
Chapter 9: 1.35 am
Chapter 10: 2.05 am
Chapter 11: 2.10 am
Chapter 12: 2.45 am
Chapter 13: 2.45 am
Chapter 14: 2.50 am
Chapter 15: 4.30 am
Chapter 16: 6.15 am
Chapter 17: 6.25 am
Chapter 18: 6.29 am
Chapter 19: 6.58 am
Chapter 20: 8.02 am
Chapter 21: 8.35 am
Chapter 22: 8.35 am
Chapter 23: 8.40 am
Chapter 24: 9.20 am
Chapter 25: 9.27 am
Chapter 26: 9.32 am
Chapter 27: 10.01 am
Chapter 28: 12 noon
Chapter 29: 12.15 pm
Chapter 30: 1.01 pm
Chapter 31: 1.05 pm
Chapter 32: 3.35 pm
Chapter 33: 3.43 pm
Chapter 34: 4.05 pm
Chapter 35: 4.45 pm
Chapter 36: 5.01 pm
Chapter 37: 5.03 pm
Chapter 38: 5.06 pm
Chapter 39: 5.35 pm
Chapter 40: 5.35 pm
Chapter 41: 5.47 pm
Chapter 42: 6.59 pm
Chapter 43: 7.07 pm
Chapter 44: 7.13 pm
Chapter 45: 7.45 pm
Chapter 46: 11.00 pm
The Matriarch: Day Three
Chapter 47: 6.55 am
Chapter 48: 7.03 pm
Chapter 49: 9.24 am
Chapter 50: 9.35 am
Chapter 51: 12.30 pm
Chapter 52: 1.05 pm
Chapter 53: 1.45 pm
Chapter 54: 5.55 pm
Chapter 55: 6.05 pm
Chapter 56: 6.15 pm
Chapter 57: 6.51 pm
Chapter 58: 7.00 pm
Chapter 59: 7.10 pm
Chapter 60: 7.31 pm
Chapter 61: 7.53 pm
Chapter 62: 7.58 pm
Chapter 63: 8.15 pm
Chapter 64: 8.25 pm
Chapter 65: 8.26 pm
Chapter 66: 8.40 pm
Chapter 67: 8.45 pm
Chapter 68: 9.30 pm
Chapter 69: 9.45 pm
Chapter 70: 9.45 pm
Chapter 71: 9.55 pm
Chapter 72: 9.56 pm
Chapter 73: 10.10 pm
Chapter 74: 10.43 pm
Chapter 75: 11.17 pm
Chapter 76: 11.37 pm
Chapter 77: 11.47 pm
Chapter 78: 11.55 pm
Day Four
Chapter 79: 00.01 am
Chapter 80: 00.10 am
Chapter 81: 00.40 am
Chapter 82: 00.44 am
Chapter 83: 1.01 am
Chapter 84: 1.15 am
Chapter 85: 1.16 am
Chapter 86: 1.20 am
Chapter 87: 1.28 am
Chapter 88: 1.48 am
Chapter 89: 3.35 am
Chapter 90: 4.15 am
Chapter 91: 5.05 am
Chapter 92: 5.13 am
Chapter 93: 5.25 am
Chapter 94: 6.05 am
Acknowledgements
About Blood Mist
Reviews
About Mark Roberts
An Invitation from the Publisher
Copyright
