"When I was young, I climbed a tree, up to a place I've never been. And once atop that tree, I saw. I saw these things I've never seen. With months and years in steady pass, these things I saw won't go away. For to this night, they track me still. These things I saw that summer day."

Top 1 police procedural in both UK and US on Amazon. The headless body of a wealthy widow is discovered decomposing in Chelling Forest. Then a second victim is found. Detective Inspector Lorne Simpkins and her partner, DS Pete Childs are assigned the case. Before they can discover the identity of the killer they must make a connection between the two victims. After a third murder, Lorne receives a grisly surprise. Clearly, a vicious serial killer is on a rampage...and Lorne has become the killer's fixation. Lorne can't allow her failing marriage or her new boss--a man with whom she shares a sensuous secret--keep her from focusing on her job. She must catch the macabre murderer, or risk becoming the next victim. http://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Justice-Book-one-ebook/dp/B005QOY4FM/ref=cm_rdp_product