© Ian Gosling 2010

LYING TO GOD

The second Mike Barton novel

 by Ian Gosling

What could be worse than death?

 The women on Adam’s list are about to find out.

The first time Adam killed he had justification. After years of abuse and humiliation, his anger spilled over and took control. Cruel and deliberate… yes. But premeditated?

If his crime had been discovered, a good lawyer would have got him off with manslaughter – it wasn’t his fault.

Now his anger has returned, and the witches brew inside his head is simmering and seething again.

Adam’s list is short – just five names – their deaths will be anything but.
Four must be punished for Lying to God, and no mercy will be shown until they accept his gift of death.
The last is to be his parting gift to an old friend.

He has spent months planning, and his preparations have been meticulous – he has even planned a practice run to perfect his “work”.

Thirteen years ago, Detective Superintendent Mike Barton caught the Cambridge Ripper, and he’s still inside. Now there’s been another murder, and it bears his signature. Barton starts looking for a copycat. But as the investigation proceeds and the bodies start to pile up, he has to think again.
 

© Ian Gosling 2010

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