In the Blood

<p><b>Her father was one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Now Detective Margot Phalen must face a chilling possibility: what if it runs in the family?</b></p><p>As the daughter of notorious serial killer Ed Finch Margot has spent decades escaping her past-changing her name her appearance and building walls no one can breach except her partner Detective Wes Fox whose growing closeness threatens the isolation she depends on.</p><p>When her troubled brother shows up needing a place to stay pressuring her to participate in a true crime documentary about their father Margot's carefully controlled world begins to unravel. Then she notices blood on her brother's shoes just as a body is discovered in a dumpster near her home. Is she being paranoid or might the monstrous legacy of her father be closer than she ever imagined?</p><p>A visit to her imprisoned father delivers another gut-punch: Ed had an accomplice who's still free-and still hunting. As Margot investigates she must confront the question that's haunted her entire life: how much of her father's darkness might she carry within herself?</p><p><b>Dark gripping and emotionally raw this taut thriller will have you reading late into the night. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter Tana French and Lisa Gardner.</b></p>