36 partes Concluida Contenido adultoHe's the grouchy, by-the-book Detective Inspector. She's the brilliant, fierce, razor sharp profiling new recruit. The only thing he seems to hate more than this killer... is her. Until a passionate and complicated respect begins to blur into something more.
When Detective Rose Moore joins London's elite homicide unit, her first encounter with DI Gregory Stride is a disaster. He's a hardened veteran who thinks her MI5 background makes her a loose cannon, and he's not quick to trust outsiders. Especially ones as observant as Rose.
Assigned to a series of gruesome murders, they're plunged into the path of a killer who operates with chilling, ritualistic precision. But with every crime scene, every late night, and every reluctant compliment, the line between professional contempt and personal attraction begins to blur.
Now, as they race to decode the killer's ancient script, Rose and Stride must navigate their own tangled web of secrets and pride. But can they trust each other enough to stop a murderer, when surrendering to their feelings feels just as dangerous?
A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance set against a dark and gripping crime thriller.