SLAUGHTERED AS THEY SLEPT

Discover a crime thriller full of shocking twists by one of the most exciting authors you’ll read this year.

Meet Paterson and Clocks. The police detectives who never play by the rules.

YOU WON’T WANT TO PUT THIS DOWN, PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ACTION AND CLIFFHANGERS . . .

Paterson and Clocks are faced with a horrific crime scene. A mother lies brutally murdered in her ransacked home. Beside her are the bloodstained bodies of the two police officers who were first on the scene. In the bedroom are the victim’s two children, a six-year-old boy and a baby, slaughtered as they slept.

And then comes the sound of breaking glass from the next room.

The killer is still there . . .

Paterson sets off in hot pursuit across the rooftops. But after a desperate chase, the killer escapes.

The following day, another woman is found dead in her flat, her decapitated body carefully posed in her living room, her wrists pierced by crucifixes.

Why were these women targeted?

Paterson and Clocks have never had to deal with a killer like this. A killer who shows no mercy. A killer who can’t be reasoned with. A killer who leaves no trace.

The bodies are piling up. To stop the carnage, the two detectives must break every rule in the book.

At the same time, married life is not turning out as Clocks had hoped, and his newly-discovered son has just given him some very bad news . . .

A RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER WHICH WILL HAVE YOU TOTALLY ADDICTED.

Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Martina Cole.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE PARKER:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This story had me biting my nails well into the early hours of the morning.” Angela F.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Another gripping, grisly case for Patterson and Clocks who definitely have more lives than any cats!” Donna B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Well worth 5* and more.” Booklover BEV

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Gripping from the start, it was suspenseful, twisty and well written with good characters.” Kirsty L.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book kept me interested right to the last page. Story was great with lots of twists.” Michelle G.

THE DETECTIVES
Detective Superintendent Ray Paterson is a young and (thanks to family money) wealthy womaniser. He was recently widowed under tragic circumstances. He knows he’s weak when it comes to practical policing and struggles to find a place among his peers, desperate to be a good policeman and not just a ‘climber’.

Detective Inspector Johnny Clocks is a foul-mouthed, working-class officer. He grew up surrounded by rogues and villains to become a first-class thief taker with the Met police. However, his childish attitude has short-circuited his career and he spends his days antagonising as many people as he can.

THE AUTHOR
Steve Parker is a retired police officer who served for 20 years in numerous high-profiles squads.

DETECTIVE RAY PATERSON
Book 1: THEIR LAST WORDS
Book 2: THE LOST CHILDREN
Book 3: THE BURNING MEN
Book 4: YOU CAN’T HIDE
Book 5: THEIR DYING BREATH
Book 6: CHILD BEHIND THE WALL
Book 7: HIS MOTHER’S BONES
Book 8: DEAD ON DELIVERY
Book 9: SLAUGHTERED AS THEY SLEPT