Why You'll Love This
A cold case is never just a cold case when the final victim was your sister — and someone is still watching.
- Great if you want: a reporter-led thriller with a deeply personal emotional core
- The experience: tense and propulsive, with paranoia that tightens every chapter
- The writing: Wood builds dread quietly — the threat feels close before you can name it
- Skip if: you find inner-circle betrayal twists predictable or overused
About This Book
Twenty-five years ago, a serial killer known as the Richmond Ripper claimed four victims in London and disappeared. For crime reporter Holly Sullivan, the case never went cold — her sister was the last to die. Now, with her mother's health failing and time running out, Holly pushes harder into the past than ever before. But someone has noticed her digging, and when she becomes a target herself, it's clear the killer didn't simply vanish. He waited. What follows is a tightly wound story about grief, obsession, and the dangerous gap between wanting answers and being ready to live with them.
Wood writes with the controlled tension of a writer who understands that the best thrillers are driven not just by plot mechanics but by character damage — the kind that accumulates over years and quietly shapes every decision a person makes. The pacing is relentless without feeling rushed, and the atmosphere of buried London secrets gives the narrative a satisfying weight. Holly Sullivan is a protagonist worth investing in: flawed, driven, and convincingly human in ways that make the danger feel genuinely earned.