The Death Watcher: The chillingly compulsive new Robert Hunter thriller

The 13th Robert Hunter thriller is a chilling and adrenaline-packed story that follows Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit as he investigates a series of gruesome murders that appear to be accidental deaths. The investigation leads Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight, leaving behind no crime scene and no victims.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

The 13th spine-tingling and adrenaline-fueled Robert Hunter thriller, and a Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller.

"Gruesome but utterly riveting – and all the more so for being at least partly true," Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail.

"Dark, chilling, and full of clever little plot kinks designed to send the reader off on a wild goose chase – and succeeding," Crime Fiction Lover.

"Prepare to be terrified," Crime Monthly.

When a routine autopsy on what seemed like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Carolyn Hove, to uncover some perplexing inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr. Hove discover that the death wasn't caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death.

What no one realizes is that what Dr. Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg, and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed – a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.

But with no leads as to why the victim was targeted, the investigation comes to a standstill, until another body is discovered with an alternative cause of death.

What becomes clear is that this serial killer isn't going to stop – unless Hunter and Garcia can get to him.

But how do you investigate a murder when you have no victims? How do you catch a killer who leaves behind no crime scene? How do you stop a ghost who no one can prove even exists?

PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER:

"This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now one of the most exciting crime writers working today."

Weight: 578g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471197611