A masterful psychological thriller from the German master of the genre.
The terrifying story of a police consultant who, faced with the greatest danger of her life, cannot trust even herself.
The only person you should be afraid of is… YOU.
The slightest twitch at the corner of the mouth, the smallest change in a pupil, is all it takes to ‘read’ a person's true face: Hannah Herbst is Germany's most respected and most experienced expert in facial expression resonance, specialising in the hidden signals the human body sends out unconsciously. As a police consultant, she has already helped to convict many violent criminals.
For some time, however, Hannah has been struggling with the consequences of memory loss, and it is just then that she is confronted with the most horrifying case of her career: a completely innocent woman confesses to the brutal murder of her family. Only her son Paul survived the massacre. After confessing, the mother manages to escape from prison. It looks as though she is searching for her son in order to complete her ‘murderous mission’.
All Hannah Herbst has to go on is a short video recording. Will it help her convict the mother and save Paul? As she plays the file, Hannah discovers to her horror that the murderer captured on the recording is herself…
A true master of his craft.
Chris Carter
One of the most compelling crime writers.
Karin Slaughter