Angela Hossack

Superintendent Lorrie Sullivan Ser.

Maelstrom of White

Trade Paperback

Fiction

1717826784

9781717826787

Trade

0.8 in

9 in

18.8 Oz

6 in

English

310 Pages

2018

Independently Published

A killer murders randomly, without warning, and with an MO that has everyone baffled. The whole country is terrorised. No one is safe, because no one has a clue how to protect themselves against this elusive monster.You won't know the who, the what, or the why until the very end.This first book in the gritty, graphic UK crime thriller series by author Angela Hossack, introduces Superintendent Lorrie Sullivan, lead officer in the new major crimes unit at the London Met. Lorrie is like Marmite - you either love her or hate her - and most of her senior male colleagues would go so far as to say they loathe her. You see, Lorrie doesn't suck-up. She doesn't suffer fools, and she is just opinionated enough, just feisty enough, and just smart enough to make more enemies than friends. It doesn't help that she is blonde and beautiful, and with an air of vulnerability that have men believing she would be better off barefoot, pregnant, and up the kitchen sink.So, in order to survive and do her job well, she has to work harder, persevere longer, and grow a skin so thick that rubber bullets would bounce off - all of which she manages with a certain aplomb - until the Reaper case. This case could end up being the death of her., Superintendent, Lorrie Sullivan, heads up the new National Major Crimes Unit at the London Met. This is her first case and her immediate superiors want nothing more than to see her fall flat on her face. Fifteen minutes out of Heathrow, and a woman dies on an aeroplane. More deaths follow - all traumatic, painful and entirely mysterious. Poison is suspected, but Superintendent Lorrie Sullivan and forensic pathologist Ricky Burton, are mystified. As the death toll mounts, they are no nearer to discovering how these random strangers are exposed to a deadly poison that kills rapidly and horrifically. London is soon in the grip of a monster and the police seem powerless to stop him.When people start dying in Manchester and then as far as Glasgow, an unwelcome blast from Lorrie's past returns to seriously disturb her equilibrium. Detective Inspector Sean Kelly is the last person she wants to work with, but he seems here to stay and they have to find a way to work together to find the killer - which is easier said than done.The killer, calling himself the Reaper, taunts the police and it seems his identity is going to take them right to Lorrie's door. When one of their own is killed, Lorrie makes a terrible discovery that results in her being taken off the case and then, quite by accident, Sean comes across something that sends him hurtling into danger.The killer's identity is finally known it not only puts Sean's life in danger but Lorrie's life as well.The solving of the case does not come before tragedy and devastating heartbreak wrecks Lorrie's life.

Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled

Independently Published

9781717826787