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If you're lost she'll find you
But who will save her?
A thrilling new FBI series for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter.
FBI Agent Elsa Myers has a secret...
Elsa Myers is smart, determined, and gifted with an extraordinary ability to find missing children. When vulnerable teenager Ruby disappears from Queens, she is put on the case.
But Elsa's skills are rooted in her own troubled past. She is haunted by her mother's murder, her father is dying, and her relationship with her sister is crumbling.
As the case begins to look hopeless, it becomes more and more personal, tangling with the traumatic history she has worked so hard to hide.
As the darkness gathers around her, Elsa has to make a choice: can she save Ruby, if it means losing herself?
'Compellingly told, with a striking sting in the tail.' Daily Mail
'A triumph!' Karen Dionne, author of Home
'A perfect, deeply satisfying thriller that grips right to the end.' Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak
Genre: Mystery
But who will save her?
A thrilling new FBI series for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter.
FBI Agent Elsa Myers has a secret...
Elsa Myers is smart, determined, and gifted with an extraordinary ability to find missing children. When vulnerable teenager Ruby disappears from Queens, she is put on the case.
But Elsa's skills are rooted in her own troubled past. She is haunted by her mother's murder, her father is dying, and her relationship with her sister is crumbling.
As the case begins to look hopeless, it becomes more and more personal, tangling with the traumatic history she has worked so hard to hide.
As the darkness gathers around her, Elsa has to make a choice: can she save Ruby, if it means losing herself?
'Compellingly told, with a striking sting in the tail.' Daily Mail
'A triumph!' Karen Dionne, author of Home
'A perfect, deeply satisfying thriller that grips right to the end.' Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Vivid, compelling and emotionally engaging, as the best crime novels are. Elsa is an unforgettable central character, damaged but determined. You know you are in good hands as the plot skilfully brings her past and her family into the investigation.... A perfect, deeply satisfying thriller that grips right to the end." - Jane Casey
"A taut, tense, exciting read with a sharp and very human protagonist." - Reed Farrel Coleman
"A riveting, breathless novel, equal parts police procedural and emotional personal journey. Karen Ellis's twisty plot, dark storytelling, and nail-biting action kept me reading far too late into the night. A triumph!" - Karen Dionne
"One of the most compelling psychological thrillers I've read in a long time... grabs you from the very first page and does not loosen its grip. I read this book in a day - I simply could not put it down - but I will be thinking about it for much longer." - Alison Gaylin
"A terrific novel, wonderfully written, richly populated, and utterly gripping from start to finish." - Chris Pavone
"Deftly plotted and packed with blind curves, A Map of the Dark careens into dangerous territory, where Karen Ellis entwines complex storylines with breakneck precision. A must-read for fans of taut, unpredictable psychological suspense." - Wendy Corsi Staub
"A Map of the Dark is a compelling and moving story of buried secrets and hidden demons." - Sarah Ward
"A taut, tense, exciting read with a sharp and very human protagonist." - Reed Farrel Coleman
"A riveting, breathless novel, equal parts police procedural and emotional personal journey. Karen Ellis's twisty plot, dark storytelling, and nail-biting action kept me reading far too late into the night. A triumph!" - Karen Dionne
"One of the most compelling psychological thrillers I've read in a long time... grabs you from the very first page and does not loosen its grip. I read this book in a day - I simply could not put it down - but I will be thinking about it for much longer." - Alison Gaylin
"A terrific novel, wonderfully written, richly populated, and utterly gripping from start to finish." - Chris Pavone
"Deftly plotted and packed with blind curves, A Map of the Dark careens into dangerous territory, where Karen Ellis entwines complex storylines with breakneck precision. A must-read for fans of taut, unpredictable psychological suspense." - Wendy Corsi Staub
"A Map of the Dark is a compelling and moving story of buried secrets and hidden demons." - Sarah Ward
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